Although much has been written and many theories brought forth on identifying the criminal mind, it is still evident that there is no foolproof way to know in advance whether a person is prone to criminal activity. Law enforcement agencies have begun using a method called profiling to identify serial killers and terrorists. Some school districts are looking into the concept as a way of early detection into the minds of troubled children whose violent …showed first 75 words of 1562 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1562 total…has historically looked upon serial killers as having a certain repulsive image or appearance, never once considering that upstanding, nice looking, relatively young men could ever fit that description. This severe modification addresses American history in that the overall representation of serial killers has changed to the point that anybody's next door neighbor -- the guy with the nice smile and kind word for all -- might very well be the country's next mass murderer.