THE TRIUMPH OF PROFILING

Until fairly recently, only serial killers and lunatics had profiles. Yet today, almost everyone is profiled through social media, m obile phones, and a multitude of other methods. But where does the idea of profiling come from, how has it changed over time, and what are its implications? In this book, Andreas Bernard examines contemporary profilings roots in late-nineteenth-century criminol ogy, psychology, and psychiatry. Data collection techniques previously used exclusively by police or to identify groups of people ar e now applie...[Read more]