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 ...

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 ...

Before the FBI began to develop its program for behavioral profiling in the 1970s, others involved in law enforcement had performed a similar psychological analysis of crime scenes. Some influenced ...

It is former Sen. Eugene McCarthy's axiom: Anything said three times in Washington becomes a fact. So it now is a fact, universally attested and detested, that racial profiling is a widespread police ...

This is Episode 12 of Real Future, Fusion’s documentary series about technology and society. More episodes available at realfuture.tv. There’s a new kind of software that claims to help law ...

State and federal statistics showing crime is on the decline are encouraging to law-abiding citizens, but that doesn't stop them from being concerned about crime in their cities or towns. They expect ...

From January 1996 to February 1997, an unknown man was raping and killing women on the streets of Raleigh. The pattern was lifeless bodies left out or “displayed” after being sexually assaulted and ...

In an age when a computer-based solution is offered for nearly every problem, it's almost a knee-jerk reaction to look for an automated method to address difficult situations. This is as true in law ...