Criminal profiling, the technique of deciphering the psychological makeup of offenders, is a crucial part of solving true crime mysteries. By examining patterns, motives and psychological triggers, ...

As the summer of 1988 transitioned to autumn, two London physicians dedicated themselves to uncovering the identity of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Using a combination of autopsy results ...

Racial profiling was in the news this week because Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a world-renowned Professor of African-American studies at Harvard University, was a victim. However, it is important to ...

We have all seen criminal profiling on hit TV shows and films like Criminal Minds, The Silence of the Lambs, Cracker, and Mindhunter, and heard the legendary tales of “profilers” catching elusive ...

The investigative arm of the Oakland Police Commission sustained its first case of racial profiling. Mariano Contreras found what an Oakland police lieutenant said about Latinos being armed at ...

In 2008, the Utah state legislature passed S.B. 81, a law that gives local law enforcement the authority to enforce federal immigration law. Opposition to the law was diverse: everyone from the ACLU ...