Profiling is a hot topic today. The post-9/11 "War on Terrorism"
has engendered political, ethical, and scientific controversy over
its use. The proliferation of recent films, television programs,
and books is a sociocultural indicator of widespread interest.
Designed for a diverse audience-including law enforcement officers,
intelligence and security officers, attorneys, and
researchers-Foundations of Psychological Profiling: Terrorism,
Espionage, and Deception presents scientific theory and data on the
notion of profiles, integrating essential interdisciplinary
knowledge related to the practice and applications of profiling
that is rarely found in books on the subject. Exploring the related
fields of historiography, hermeneutics, epistemology, and
narratology, the book: Examines the definitions, history, and
politics of profiling Explains how valid profiling can confront
challenges such as the suitability of common scientific methods for
the behavioral sciences Discusses how schematics allow profilers to
best ask and answer the right questions when attempting to predict
what might happen, identify what is or has already happened, and
understand and influence any related events Describes various
psychological events within, or exhibited by, profilers impacting
the five desired endpoints of profiling Presents the theories,
constructs, and illustrations related to two crucial tasks: (1)
creating a representation of how events relate to each other and to
events of interest, and (2) creating a narrative based on that
matrix Demonstrates applications in profiling related to terrorism,
espionage, and deception When conducted successfully, profiling can
immensely benefit intelligence, security, and law enforcement
professionals to help unearth behaviors, clues, and "triggers" to
when, why, and how someone with bad intent may act on that intent.
The book examines this phenomenon and concludes with the author's
speculation on how developments in scientific method and
statistical procedures-as well as the integration of
interdisciplinary sources, politics, and the cyberworld-may impact
the future of profiling.
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