March 2015
Intermediate to advanced
218 pages
5h 3m
English
You probably know a little bit about offender profiling already. Movies such as the 1990s hit The Silence of the Lambs popularized the profession, and that popularity exists even decades after the movie’s theatrical release.
In The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, is an imprisoned convicted killer. Throughout the movie, he is presented with details from different crime scenes. He takes the information and deduces the offender’s personality and motivations for committing the crime. The police use his profile to identify and find the serial killer Buffalo Bill. (Sorry for the spoiler!) While impressive, Dr. Lecter’s stunning forensics skills have a serious limitation: ...
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