This is the analysis of information about/regarding a person. The definition is broad, so if it’s attributable to a person — directly or indirectly (online identifier, device etc) — you can be in.

As the summer of 1988 transitioned to autumn, two London physicians dedicated themselves to uncovering the identity of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Using a combination of autopsy results ...

Racial profiling was in the news this week because Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a world-renowned Professor of African-American studies at Harvard University, was a victim. However, it is important to ...

In 2008, the Utah state legislature passed S.B. 81, a law that gives local law enforcement the authority to enforce federal immigration law. Opposition to the law was diverse: everyone from the ACLU ...

The investigative arm of the Oakland Police Commission sustained its first case of racial profiling. Mariano Contreras found what an Oakland police lieutenant said about Latinos being armed at ...

We have all seen criminal profiling on hit TV shows and films like Criminal Minds, The Silence of the Lambs, Cracker, and Mindhunter, and heard the legendary tales of “profilers” catching elusive ...

Would “profiling” be a useful or appropriate tool to stop terrorist attacks? Christopher J. Farrell, director of Investigations & Research for Judicial Watch, said: Yes. We “profile” behaviors and ...