Scenario: You are an intern assigned to a special agent for your state’s investigative bureau with a specialty in criminal intelligence. A representative for the Governor’s Office would like you to write a paper explaining how someone who is not a forensic psychologist is able to fill the position of criminal profiler in the State Investigation Bureau (SIB).

To meet this request, you will prepare a 3–5-page white paper (in APA format) for the Governor and her staff so that they understand your training and why law enforcement personnel are used for this position rather than forensic psychologists.

You will start by explaining what a forensic criminal profiler does and how investigators may be best suited for this position. Relate how the criminal profiler targets serial crimes involving murder, sexual assaults, and rare arson types. Explain the appropriate background for a criminal profiler.

Create a 3–5-page paper including such issues as the following:

• The way the crimes were committed
• Where the crimes were committed
• How the victims were chosen
• The crime type
• The times the crimes were committed
• If the offender was/is communicating with the police or other individuals (press, victim’s family, and so on)
• The circumstances and condition of the actual crime scene(s)

Running head:

CRIMINAL PROFILER

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CRIMINAL PROFILER

Forensic Psychology and Criminal Profiling

Name

American Intercontinental University

Date

Abstract

This needs to be a full paragraph and at least 120 words. Do NOT indent this paragraph. This paragraph will be doublespaced. The rest of your paper will also be doublespaced.

Forensic Psychology and Criminal Profiling

Taking content verbatim is not acceptable in academic writing. As such, as a matter of practice in my class, I want you to refrain from using direct quotes in your papers- Direct quotes are rarely if ever needed (less than 2-5% of your paper should be direct quotes and it’s better to avoid them altogether). Remember that “research” does not equal “using a direct quote”. Focus on paraphrasing and synthesizing content in your own words to advance your writing and scholarship. When you paraphrase and synthesize, in text-citation and referencing is still necessary because you are acknowledging that the information you have included in your paper came from “somewhere” and that information is not “lay” knowledge to you.

Start text here…Start the introduction paragraph here (at least 4 sentences minimum). You must have a clear thesis statement.

Role of the Criminal Profiler

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 explain what a forensic criminal profiler does and how investigators may be best suited for this position. Explain how the criminal profiler targets serial crimes involving murder, sexual assaults, and rare arson types. Include citation and research support (Each section should be at least 2 paragraphs minimum).

Criminal Profiling and Understanding Crime

Start text here… Explain how criminal profilers examine the 1) crime type; 2) way the crimes were committed; 3) where the crimes were committed: Use real – world examples and course-specific terminology. Include citation and research support (Each section should be at least 2 paragraphs minimum).

Criminal Profiling: Crime Scene and Victimization

Start text here…Explain how criminal profilers determine 1) how the victim was chosen; 2) the time the crimes were committed; 3) the circumstances of the actual crime scene. Use real –world examples and course-specific terminology. Include citation and research support (Each section should be at least 2 paragraphs minimum).

Criminal Profiling and Offender Communication Behaviors

Start text here…Explain how criminal profilers evaluate if the offender was/is communicating with the police or other individuals (press, victim’s family, and so on) and what that says about the offender’s
personality
. Use real – world examples and course-specific terminology. Include citation and research support (Each section should be at least 2 paragraphs minimum).

Conclusion

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References

Spend time with APA : Review page 193 of the APA 6th edition manual for details. This is a helpful website:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

This paper is a minimum of 3-5 body pages (excluding title page, abstract and references)

Paper must be doublespaced and Times New Roman 12 font only with 1” margins on all sides.

You need a minimum of 4 sources

Each reference must have corresponding citations in the text of your document- I have to be able to follow your research. .

Write in a scholarly voice-do not use “I, you, me, my us, we, this author etc.” Avoid writing in the 1st/2nd person. You can state your opinion without using “I”. In other words, your opinion is implied by your very statement. Example-“I think this class is great” versus “This class is great”. You are still saying the exact same thing here without using “I” or “ this author”. The second, “this class is great”, is stronger. You want to keep a scholarly tone in your writing.