Introduction to offender profiling; clinical approaches to offender profiling; FBI use of profiling; the
Investigative Psychology approach; the advantages and disadvantages; the actual use of offender
profiling. Fundamental principles of forensic investigation; Procedures employed at a crime scene;
Analysis of evidence carried out in the forensic laboratory; Technical capabilities; Gathering, analysing
and storing information on individuals; Rights and civil liberties; Role of the forensic expert in court.
