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.
List of Cons of Racial Profiling. 1. It is clearly an act of discrimination. Critics contend that since this method goes after people based on race, it is discriminatory. Stopping drivers on the streets or questioning an individual who is standing on the corner based on race and not on behavior or law violation is a form of discrimination.