Criminologists have used profiling and use personality theories to describe perpetrators. The goal of using personality profiles of perpetrators is often focused on ________
A) helping narrow a search or interrogation process
B) helping to prove guilt
C) identifying criminal personality types
D) demonstrating that there are some personality types that are prone to crime
Answer: A
Rationale: A combination of personality traits and demographic characteristics believed to describe the guilty person and intended to help search for and interrogate the suspect.
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