compare and contrast the american and the british approach to offendor profiling

Offender profiling can be defined as ' the preparation of a biographical sketch gathered from information taken at the crime scene, from the personal history and habits of the victim, and integrating this with known psychological theory", defined by Tusco (1993).
The American approach and the British approach are two different approaches to offender profiling (which aims to aid the identification, apprehension and conviction of an unknown criminal and to narrow the field of investigation of identifying the suspect).

There are many differences that the American and British approach have towards offender profiling. Firstly, the American approach describes it as a 'top down' approach, whereas the British describe it as a ' bottom u...