Il profling dell’autore di reato

The profling of the ofender is often considered as a valid tool to support criminal investigation. We are speaking, indeed, about a discipline that is full of suggestions, and that today also employs new technologies, artificial intelligence, sophisticated databases and new forms of analysis of the crime scene. Yet, an attentive jurist can only remain skeptical about the uncontrolled use of such a method. Not only in consideration of its limited scientific caliber, but also in consideration of the risk that – through profling – some fundamental principles ofcriminal justice system will be actually bypassed or undermined.