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Junk science and bad policing: the homicide prediction project : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 14/4/2025

Also included are such matters as 'health markers which are expected to have predictive power', be they on mental health, addiction issues, suicide, self-harm and disability.

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Profiling is a useful tool in the search for a serial killer.
Posted by diver dan, Monday, 14 April 2025 5:40:05 PM
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Profiling is a useful tool in the search for a serial killer.
diver dan,
That depends heavily on the mentality & level of competence of those Profilers & closing the gate after the horses have bolted is not really doing much to prevent crimes.
Junk science is the right term.
Posted by Indyvidual, Monday, 14 April 2025 11:01:20 PM
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I’d concede, the examples here take profiling to an altitudinal level. The Chinese way.
Posted by diver dan, Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:46:02 AM
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