You are an intern assigned to aspecial agent for your state's investigative bureau specializing in criminal intelligence. A representative for the Governor's Office would like you to explain how someone who is not a forensic psychologist is able to fill the position of criminal profiler in the State Investigation Bureau (SIB).

To meet this request, answer the following, so the Governor and her staff understand your training and why law enforcement personnel are used for this position rather than forensic psychologists.

You will start by explaining what a forensic criminal profiler does and how investigators may be best suited for this position. Relate how the criminal profiler targets serial crimes involving murder, sexual assaults, and rare arson types. Explain the appropriate background for a criminal profiler.

Including such issues as the following:

• The way the crimes were committed
• Where the crimes were committed
• How the victims were chosen
• The crime type
• The times the crimes were committed
• If the offender was/is communicating with the police or other individuals (press, victim's family, and so on)
• The circumstances and condition of the actual crime scene(s)