What subset of offenders/offenses may be more suitable for profiling and why? The subset of offenders/offenses more suited to profiling is “where discernible patterns are able to be deciphered from the crime scenes or where fantasy motive of the perpetrator is readily apparent” (Brandl, 2018). Crimes where the offender gets some form of sexual or psychological fulfillment out of the act, such as rape or murder, are amongst those best suited for criminal profiling. Typically, in order for the perpetrator to achieve his release, certain steps, known as signatures, must be completed. These signatures are an emotional requirement that must be achieved in order for the perpetrator to be fulfilled and are repeated from one crime to the next. By
