Michaela Calabrese
Grade Eight
St. Mary's Elementary
April 26, 2011
The Life of a Profiler
Being a criminal profiler takes a lot of hard work. Did you know that there is actually no specific branch of the FBI entirely devoted to criminal profiling? But, there are special agents assigned and trained to think like criminals. To join them, one would have to be prepared for a series of practical and written tests, to ensure that that person has the right type of brain power to join these elite agents. Also, the hours can be very long, with cases taking anywhere from days to weeks to solve. Profilers must be sharp and keen eyed observers, so those who enter with vision problems must have a certain level of correction since the vision problem was first discovered. Also, majoring in areas such as physiology and psychology can't hurt perspective applicants' chances of being accepted into the FBI.
Profilers can play a huge part in solving critical cases, and it often falls onto their capable shoulders to see the details others have missed. So, if considering criminal profiler as a career, be sure to take the right classes in high school and college, and be ready to take a major responsibility in possibly saving a life. And, if I have actually managed to dissuade you from choosing it as a career, just know that the salary is fair, though throughout my research I have been unable to find the actual dollar amount.
I've also been unable to find the email addresses of any known profilers, though I have come across several articles and television specials about them. For example, there was a magazine article recently on the man who profiled Jeffery Dahlmer.