Behind the Behavioral Science Unit: Jana Monroe on the Science of Profiling

Forensic Psychology by Circle Of Insight Productions

Sep 7, 20263:19Health

Jana Monroe, the first female FBI agent in the Behavioral Science Unit, spent her career applying crime-scene analysis and victimology to roughly 850 homicide cases — work she describes as systematic suspect-pool reducti...

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