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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > police and law enforcement > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > investigation techniques > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > criminology and justice > investigation techniques > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > forensics > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > forensics > forensic science > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > investigation techniques > geographic profiling
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > criminology and justice > investigation techniques > geographic profiling

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geographic profiling  

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  • Geographic profiling is an investigative methodology that analyzes crime locations to determine the most probable area of offender residence. It can also be defined as a spatially based information management tool for serial crime investigation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Geographic Profiling]

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