Criminal profiling, the technique of deciphering the psychological makeup of offenders, is a crucial part of solving true ...

Despite the pitfalls, profiling can work. Criminologists such as Bryanna Fox of the University of South Florida have used statistical techniques to investigate property and violent crimes.

Burgess also helped the agency improve its study of crime victims so agents could better ... As part of a behavioral science unit, she was an expert in profiling. Her first big success came ...