The Major Source of Research and Information About Criminal Profiling

question 70

Multiple Choice

The major source of research and information about criminal profiling in the United States has been

• A)the Central Intelligence Agency.
• B)the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI.
• C)the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime of the FBI.
• D)the local law enforcement agencies.

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Definitions:

Asserted

Stated or expressed positively and often forcefully or aggressively.

Assert Proposition

To claim that a certain proposition, a statement that can be true or false, is true.

Hypothetical-deductive Reasoning

A cognitive process, identified by Piaget, involving the ability to formulate hypotheses and systematically deduce the most logical consequences to solve a problem.

Formal Operational Thought

A stage in cognitive development, according to Piaget, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically, usually beginning in adolescence.