Annotated Bibliography: Source #2

Douglas, John E., et al. "Criminal Profiling From Crime Scene Analysis." Behavioral Sciences &
The Law 4.4 (1986): 401. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 27 Apr. 2016
The article Criminal Profiling from Crime Scene Analysis gives, in great detail, the six stages of
criminal profiling. Each one of these stages mentioned for the profiling process delves into the
minute details necessary for finding the kind of person who could have committed these
murders. It is also noted that the Behavioral Science Unit, now part of the National Center for the
Analysis of Violent Crime, within the FBI, have been putting together a database of criminal
profiles and crime scenes since the 1970s. Using this database, the FBI and other law
enforcement agencies can piece together even the tiniest detail when investigating a crime with
another crime and or use the minute evidence present in the current case to figure out what kind
of person said criminal is.
It is easy to determine the intended audience being law enforcement agents or higher education
students with an interest in criminal profiling and behavioral science in this field of work. We
have been given the six stages of criminal profiling and the procedures used in each individual
stages. This article also includes tables, graphs, and flow charts, for visual education purpose. A
sample case was also gifted to us with a step-by-step of the six stages of criminal profiling for
the specific sample case. Taking that into consideration, this article is extremely beneficial to
answering my research question; does behavioral science benefit criminal investigations of
murderers? With all of these specific examples and strategies regarding criminal profiling, there
is plenty of information that could be used.