Ed Kemper. Monte Rissell. BTK. Ann Wolbert Burgess explores these notorious serial killers, various other cases, and her career as a forensic psychiatric nurse with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit ...

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 FBI formed its Behavioral Science Unit in 1974 to study serial predators. Since then, the art and craft of criminal profiling have become the subject of numerous books, TV shows and iconic films ...

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 ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. As cybercrime increasingly becomes prevalent today, an educator has made it her mission to find new ways to enhance education in this ...

If you were to enter Jamie Abercrombie’s home on St. Simons Island, it’s more than likely you would notice an assortment of crime books littering the floor, with titles ranging from “men who rape” to ...

Viewers who watched the critically praised Netflix drama, “Mindhunter,” may think they have at least some general knowledge about the early days of the FBI’s work in serial-killer profiling and the ...

Connell School of Nursing Professor Ann Wolbert Burgess received a phone call at her Boston College office in 1978 that would alter the course of her career and lead to a seismic shift in the practice ...

Journalist Corbett (You Must Change Your Life) delivers a fast-paced history of criminal profiling from the Victorian era to the present. The narrative combines riveting accounts of such infamous ...

Dr Ann Burgess, a pioneer of FBI behavioural profiling, says suspect in Nancy Guthrie disappearance likely acted with a ...

University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. After years of trying to understand the minds of people who hurt others, I have recently turned my attention as ...

Twenty-five states have passed legislation to discourage racial profiling but only 12 of those actually ban it. States that penalize police found guilty of profiling? Five. In his unusual address ...