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  • Rubyretro
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    Corey !

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  • Tom_Wescott
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    As a rule, I think serial killer profilers are worthless, but I must say that just this week I read a profile compiled by someone on these boards that I thought was fantastic.

    Yours truly,

    Tom Wescott

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  • Rubyretro
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    Professor Craig Jackson likened them to ‘witch doctors’ and said their techniques were based on unproven, untested ideas.
    It's probably true -although 'Professor' Ruby likens the Daily Mail to 'Bitch Doctors' and says that many of their articles are based on unproven and
    demogogic ideas.

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  • joelhall
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    Profiling

    My opinion on psychological/geographic profiling should be known by now.

    Just found this today...

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...e-tellers.html

    Real life police Crackers 'never solve cases and are on a par with fortune tellers'

    By David Derbyshire
    Last updated at 8:17 AM on 14th September 2010



    Criminal profilers who try to get inside the minds of serial killers are worthless purveyors of bad science, a leading psychologist claims.

    Professor Craig Jackson likened them to ‘witch doctors’ and said their techniques were based on unproven, untested ideas.


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...e-tellers.html

    I'm afraid I already came to this conclusion.
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