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A Look at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit PDF Print E-mail
Written by Richard Scheuch   
Monday, 01 February 2010 14:59

Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama series that follows a team of profilers from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) at Quantico, Virginia. Criminal Minds differs from many criminal system procedural dramas by focusing on the criminal rather than the crime itself.

The BAU is one component of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC). The mission of the BAU is to provide behavioral-based investigative and/or operational support by applying case experience, research, and training to complex and time-sensitive crimes, typically involving acts or threats of violence. The program areas addressed include Crimes Against Children, Crimes Against Adults, Communicated Threats, Corruption, and Bombing and Arson Investigations. The BAU receives requests for services from Federal, state, local, and international law enforcement agencies. Response to these requests for BAU assistance is facilitated through the network of field NCAVC coordinators. BAU services are provided during on-site case consultations, telephone conference calls, and/or consultations held at the BAU with case investigators. However, contrary to popular belief, there is no such position in the FBI called "profiler", a position commonly seen on television and in cinema.

 BAU assistance to law enforcement agencies is provided through the process of "criminal investigative analysis". Criminal investigative analysis is a process of reviewing crimes from both a behavioral and investigative perspective. It involves reviewing and assessing the facts of a criminal act, interpreting offender behavior, and interaction with the victim, as exhibited during the commission of the crime, or as displayed in the crime scene. BAU staff conducts detailed analyses of crimes for the purpose of providing one or more of the following services:  crime analysis, investigative suggestions, profiles of unknown offenders, threat analysis, critical incident analysis, interview strategies, major case management, search warrant assistance, prosecutive and trial strategies, and expert testimony.

But what is the Behavioral Analysis Unit today? At the next meeting of the InfraGard Knoxville Members Alliance, Supervisory Special Agent Robert Kosky will give us the inside scoop on how the unit really works. Special Agent Brent Watkins will provide a current intelligence update.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11th from 9:30 until 11:00 AM in the auditorium at the Fountainhead College of Technology. Directions to the Fountainhead College of Technology can be found at http://www.fountainheadcollege.edu/aboutlocation.shtml.

For more information on this meeting or the InfraGard Knoxville Members Alliance (IKMA) chapter, please contact:

 

 
 
InfraGard Knoxville Members Alliance PDF Print E-mail
Written by mdalton   
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 01:43

Welcome!!!

This chapter's membership encompasses the geographic regions of around Knoxville. Our mission is to educate and inform our region's businesses, organizations, law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, as well as private citizens on issues surrounding cybercrime and security. The East Tennessee Infragard Chapter is a 501c nonprofit organization, and is one part of a national networked organization called InfraGard.

From drinking water supplies to communications systems, chemical production processes to agricultural resources, Americans depend on a select group of critical infrastructures to sustain our way of life. Any attempts to harm or destroy these resources would directly impact the security of the Unites States or its citizens.

 

Working Together to Protect the Nation's Infrastructure

InfraGard is the critical link that forms a tightly-knit working relationship across government, the private sector, law enforcement and concerned citizens. By utilizing the talents and expertise of the InfraGard network, information is shared to mitigate threats to our nation's critical infrastructures and key resources.

Located in Knoxville and linked with the local FBI Field Office, our mission is to protect our own industries by sharing our professional and personal knowledge, to connect with subject Matter Experts across the nation, to communicate with federal law enforcement and government and to contribute to the security and protection of our national infrastructure from threats and attacks.

InfraGard is comprised of individuals with varied interests including business, academics, technology, law enforcement, government, etc ... all dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States.

This joint venture has fostered a relationship of trust and credibility through the exchange of information that is second to none. As an InfraGard member, you can gain access to valuable data and contacts that enable you to protect your family, your company and our nation.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please click on the membership application link below or email any of the officers listed on the contacts page.

Membership Application

 
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