Criminal profiling: developing an effective science and practice

The roots of modern profiling

Profiling today

Current nonscientific models of profiling

Problems with nonscientific profiling models

The current model of scientific profiling

Problems with the scientific model of profiling

The future of profiling

From goals to theory

Crime scene evidence

Offender characteristics : the constructs of motives, personality, and behavior

Motive and behavior

Personality and behavior

A scientific model of profiling

Steps toward testing a scientific model of profiling

Conclusion: recommendations for practice.