In Slovenia, the psychological profiling of an unknown offender is a process of creatively synthesizing observations at the crime scene, information obtained from witnesses and investigators, and knowledge and experience in the behavioral sciences. The preparation of the psychological profile of an unknown person based on various crime-related manifestations of behavior can be compared to a psychological evaluation and diagnosis in a clinical setting. Material and information needed for the development of a psychological profile include crime- scene photographs, information on the neighborhood where the crime occurred, a forensic report (autopsy minutes), information on the movements and activities of the victim before the crime, a comprehensive report on everything investigators know about the crime, and information on the victim. The collected material and information must then be organized and analyzed in accordance with the profiler's knowledge and experience regarding human behavior. The profile report will encompass the offender's personality characteristics, behavioral patterns, motives, interaction with the victim, and time and location of the crime. Should a suspect confess to the crime, it is necessary to compare the suspect's characteristics with the psychological profile developed as a means of validating the profiling process.
Analysis of Special Psychological Profile: Beginning of Profiling in Slovenia (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Comparing Firsthand Knowledge With Experience From the West, P 375-384, 1996, Milan Pagon, ed. -- See NCJ-170291)
NCJ Number
170326
Date Published
1996
Length
10 pages
Annotation
After reviewing psychological profiling in Slovenian criminalistic practice, this paper discusses the applicability of psychological concepts to criminalistic practice, the profiling process, and the development of a psychological-profile report.
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