Traditionally, the art of profiling applies to criminal activities that are visible to the eye can be observed by the investigator. Profiling further involves the analysis of individual characteristics or behavior patterns, which in turn assists the investigator to make a estimation about an individual or the crime scene. However, unlike traditional crimes and crime scenes that are tangible and have observable evidences, the sophistication of crimes today which often involve nontraditional methods like Cybercrimes, use of electronic/social media means etc. that may prove to be a direct or indirect source of evidence or circumstantial evidence that add up to the individual or crime scene profiling there by leading to solving of complicated cases. In fact the use of modern cyber techniques have now become one of the biggest threats facing law enforcement agencies across the globe.
Some of the distinct ways to profile a criminal or a crime scene
The purpose is not to identify a specific individual who is the likely offender, but to narrow down a pool of suspects by determining certain characteristics the offender is likely to have.
Uses an offender's past crimes to predict his location. Ideally, profilers need five crimes to create an accurate geographic profile. The different locations of these crimes help investigators narrow down a particular geographic area where the offender may be located. This area may include the offender’s home or work address, his regular travel route or places he frequents for entertainment and recreation.
Investigative psychology uses peer-reviewed research to determine facts about an offender based upon past crimes.
Crime scene Analysis. Profilers identify criminals' behavioral patterns and create groups based on like behaviors.
Examines evidence that can show how and when an action has taken place. This may be in the form of physical evidence at a crime scene, such as footprints or blood stains. Crime scene evidence helps establish behavior patterns and character traits of an offender, which helps investigators to build a criminal profile.
CloudPrisma uses the various data sets available to the Law Enforcement agencies and helps create a 360 degree view of the offender or crime scene and leverages “knowledge” of the individuals and teams in of the law enforcement agencies to create algorithms and models that assist in investigation and prediction of crime by individuals or a group of individuals.
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