profiling

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> To me, "profiling" (or "ethnic profiling" as it was originally called for
> about fifteen minutes) is a relatively methodical process (the potential
> perp has X, Y, and Z characteristics, etc., etc., that we got lectured on at
> the station house, etc., etc.).

The suspect must "fit the description." FTD has become a catchphrase,
in some circles.

A character in a Japanese cartoon spoke of the need to have the
ability to "profile criminal minds."

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-Wilson
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