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.
Effectiveness of Criminal Profiling. The effectiveness of criminal profiling in the identification of criminals has drawn a lot of attention due to the questions raised on its accuracy. One of the problems pertaining to the accuracy of this method is the inconsistency of the results that it posts.