Submitted by kkelle18 on December 4, 2007

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Predjudice In Criminal Profiling

Prejudice is 1) an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason, 2) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable, 3) Unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group (dictionary.com). Prejudice exists in our government, especially when it comes to criminal profiling.
The FBI created The Investigational Support Unit originally the “Behavioral Science Unit” to accumulate information on people’s backgrounds, family characteristics, current behaviors and psychological traits of different criminals, such as sex offenders, child rapists and...

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