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.
However, despite all this, criminal profiling has been reported to have high levels of effectiveness especially in helping investigators to focus on investigation. In this regard, Pinizzoto identified that out of 192 requests of criminal profiles, only a minute 17% were useful in the identification of the suspects.