There are many practices that have long been divided into two categories: The deductive approach and the inductive approach.
Profiling does not seem to be unitary. There are many practices that have long been divided into two categories: The deductive approach and the inductive approach. These two concepts are limited if used separately. We underlined that the inductive analyzes cannot move from individualized assessment of the case worked, so the deductive approach. Limits raised against two currents lose their relevance to the current practice of approaches mentioned. The second criticism concerns the limits related to personality, which is based on all practices of behavior analysis. To the Criminal Profile is closer to the personality described, it is necessary to multiply behavioral variables. The tools used by the expert analysts behavioral (TAAC, PRACTIS) go in this direction: asking specifically crime, cuting it in different temporal sequences and phases, classifying identified behavioral elements during the investigation and operationalizing them according to their nature.