Stigma (botany) Diagram of stigma. The stigma (plural: stigmata) is the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower.
What's Criminal Profiling? Criminal profiling, or offender profiling, is the process of identifying the mindset and characteristics of an unknown criminal. Investigators examine the crime scene and the nature of the crime. The investigators attempt to determine the type of person the criminal is based on all the evidence and circumstances of the crime.
Home // Monitor on Psychology // July/August 2004 Monitor on Psychology // Criminal profiling: the reality behind... Criminal profiling: the reality behind the myth. Forensic psychologists are working with law enforcement officials to integrate psychological science into criminal profiling.