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Fox, B., & Farrington, D. P. (2018). What have we learned from offender profiling? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 144(12), 1247–1274. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000170
Is profiling effective and reliable? Just how scientific is it? Look over this meta-analysis of research into offender profiling to find some answers to these essential questions.

ortCuts TV. (2020, January 1). Criminal profiling [Video file]. Films On Demand.
This film addresses current approaches to criminal profiling in the United Kingdom including different approaches to criminal offender profiling discussed in this lesson.

W. A. Petherick (Ed.). (2009). Profiling and serial crime: Theoretical and practical issues in behavioural profiling (3rd ed.). Anderson Publishing.
Read Chapters 1 and 2.
In this edited book, chapter one provides a clear history of the field and different researchers who have shaped the field over time. In addition, chapter two looks more closely at the induction and deduction methods of profiling.

Webber, C. (2010). Interpersonal violence and investigative psychology. In Psychology & crime (pp. 30-54). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446269459.n2
This is an important resource for distinguishing styles of criminal profiling and evaluating the reliability and usefulness of each approach. It includes information on both the British and American style of criminal profiling, as well as some of the facets and categories of criminal profiling.