Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The majority of police investigators believe that profiling can be useful.
2. The goal of profiling is to predict who will commit a crime.
3. Profiling is based on the assumption that human behavior is consistent across time and place.
4. Crime scene profiling was developed by the Central Intelligence Agency.
5. Actuarial predictions are based on statistical probability and data rather than subjective experience.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True

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A. design a treatment schedule to allow the probation to make a reasonable community adjustment. B. determine what type of treatment supervision is most appropriate. C. determine what level of community supervision appears necessary. D. incorporate the casework approach.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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