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Police Profiling

What is police profiling? It's where the police put together a 'character sheet' or dossier on a person by using the facts they have gathered. If you walk into a room that is painted pink, in the corner is a white bed with a few teddy bears, next to it is a nightstand with a Barbie horse next to a frilly lamp, and finally there are two Nancy Drew books on the floor, you might say: "This room belongs to a very feminine little girl who reads mystery novels and likes horses." You can also guess the age range of 5-11 years old. After that, girls usually do not keep their rooms pink because it becomes "lame" or in other words, not cool.

How do you learn to profile people? There are a lot of various ways to do this. Some times you can take a course, if you can find one. A lot of authors (published or no) make great profilers because they have to develop their characters. Psychologists and sociologists are usually the profilers for the FBI. You can pick up the art of profiling by using logic and common sense.

Want a quick start for learning to profile? When you go into a room you are unfamiliar with or don't see often, ask yourself the following questions:

1) Who's room is this?
2) What do I know about this person?
3) What can I learn about this person? Check out magazines, pictures, figurines, etc)
4) Does this person collect certain stuff? (Cat fanatic, Van Gogh art, etc)
5) From what you find, what do you think this person will be doing? (Going to an art show? Dog show?)
6) Do you need to find out more about this person? Look for information you might need like license plate numbers or social security number.
7) Now think about what you have just seen and found. Could you type up a full page report on this person? Can you guess what this person may do next?

On the bad side of profiling...The police or feds may use it on you. They're probably better at profiling then you. Why? Cause it's their job. So, be aware of what you do and what you leave behind. You might just leave a big sign that says 'hey, so and so is a super hero' without realizing it. So please keep this in mind before leaving a fingerprint or your signature throwing star behind.