Criminal profiling is a specialized consulting role within forensic psychology where psychologists assist law enforcement. It is practiced by a relatively small number of forensic psychologists who act as consultants to help identify potential suspects or understand criminal behavior.

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Forensic psychologists can consult on the following:

- Child custody cases
- Sentencing 
- Treatment
- Criminal profiling

Forensic Psychologists as Consultants

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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A law enforcement agency is struggling to identify a suspect in a series of arson cases that share a unique pattern. They hire a psychologist to analyze the evidence from the crime scenes, the choice of targets, and the methods used, in order to create a report on the likely personality, behavioral tendencies, and demographic characteristics of the unknown offender. In this capacity, the psychologist is primarily consulting on which of the following?

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