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Criminal profiling has been in existence since the 1960s. It is a global practice followed to lead to accurate cognizance of the crime. The first section of the chapter will examine the concepts and approaches towards criminal profiling. Familiarity with the why and how of the offender will strengthen the accuracy rate of the apprehension of offenders. The second section will provide an overview of the techniques or strategies that are used in front-line profiling across the world. The global best practices, and the differences between them, would also be focused here. The third section of the chapter will focus on the Indian practice of criminal profiling through the policies and implementations that are currently effective in the country. The fourth section of the chapter would conclude with the presentation of case studies that are crucial to the process of unravelling the concept of criminal profiling. It will pay particular attention to the psychological beliefs that have insisted on the link between psychopathy and crime, along with the questioning of such understanding.
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Sahni, S.P., Choudhury, T. (2021). The Science of Criminal Profiling. In: Sahni, S.P., Bhadra, P. (eds) Criminal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System in India and Beyond. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4570-9_4
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