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xk KR OR OR FOREWORD This booklet is a compilation of articles written by members of the Behavioral Science Units, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, at the FBI Academy. Topics covered in this booklet are: Criminal Investigative Analysis (Profiling) Sexual Homicide Criminal Investigative Analysis Special Agents assigned to the Criminal Investigative Analysis Program (CIAP) of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime provide operational and investigative sup- port to FBI field offices and law enforcement agencies investigating violent crimes. The terms "psychological profile" and “criminal personality profile" are no longer used in describing the work done by the analysts. Although the “profile” or description of the type of person who would be likely to have committed the crime or crimes analyzed is part of the service pro- . vided, it is secondary to the overall crime analysis. The analysts also provide suggestions for investigative strategy, interviewing and investigative techniques, search warrant information, and prosecutive strategy. In some cases, the Agents may testify in court as expert witnesses about the process of criminal investigative analysis. The articles included in this section describe criminal investigative analysis in general. Some articles that deal with analysis in particular crimes such as homicide or rape are included in books or sections dealing with that crime. Sexual Homicide The FBI’s Behavioral Science Units conducted research into sexual homicide. The pro- ject involved the interview of 36 convicted, incarcerated killers, many of whom were serial killers. The articles in this section describe results of that research.