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Criminal Psychology is a rising category in the psych world, only being used for the last fifty years.

Criminal Profiling in Police Work
Criminal Psychology is a rising category within police work. Criminal profiling aids police in working on unusual behavior relating to crime. Criminal profilers have extensive background in mental health and law enforcement training, helping police create a suspect pool for local law enforcement.

Some important ideologies associated with criminal profiling are:


 * Location and time
 * Nature of the offense
 * Choice of victim
 * The condition of the scene
 * Similar cases
 * Communication from the suspect
 * Other distinguishing evidence to identify the suspect