Racial Profiling in the Criminal Justice System There are two types of criminal profiling used in law enforcement today: inductive and deductive. Inductive profiling uses information from offenders of similar crimes to determine the probable characteristics of the perpetrator for the crime at hand. Deductive profiling uses information and evidence of the current crime to, [...]
In an age of high-tech DNA analysis and expertly trained criminologists, unsolved crimes are remarkably rare. Therefore, when a team of investigators fails to find the perpetrators of a gruesome murder case or massive theft, these unsolved crimes go down in history as the most notorious and captivating dramas in history – providing fodder for [...]
1. “Gimme the Dough!” The owners of a New York pizzeria were understandably surprised when two men in masks robbed them at gunpoint. The two robbers reportedly demanded that the owners hand over the bag they were holding, which the robbers had expected to contain the pizzeria’s daily bank deposit. The robbers were disappointed to [...]
Karen Betit is a criminologist working for local law enforcement in a major city. She compiles, organizes, and interprets data about the neighborhoods within her police department’s jurisdiction, then helps them use the information to develop strategies for dealing with crime in those areas “I’d say this job is about half statistics and half psychology,” [...]