PROFILING
Special interest Article
Anthony J. Iantosca, BCFE
www.IAFEI.com
Published by Anthony Iantosca, BCFE
For the International Academy of Forensic Examiners and Investigators.
Profiling
Traits are expressed through behavior.
Past behavior is indicative of future behavior.
Behavior reflects personality.
"What is the best I can hope for, what is the worst I can expect," from this personality when emotions come into play and logic and rational gets reduced. As a Threat Assessment Profiler I do not profile a personality and look for negative traits or behavior patterns. I do not go looking for things. What I do, is analyze behavior patterns consistent over an extended period of time and what those behavior patterns are telling me. When handwriting was available it tells me what the person is thinking, feeling and how they will respond when in an emotional frame of mind. The handwriting analysis is based on the personalities frame of mind at the time the document was penned. This is very important because handwriting will change and fluctuate based on the personalities frame of mind. There are both internal and external factors that will influence a sample of handwriting. This is the reason I would need many samples written over an extended period of time.
When handwriting was not available it is behavior patterns the personality will express when in a rational frame of mind and when he/she is in an emotional frame of mind. There is no logic to emotion. It is when the personality enters into an emotional frame of mind is when problems will manifest themselves and how intensely those traits will be expressed based on the traits I have detected, identified, analyzed and evaluated. Some traits you were born with, many of your traits you developed from the early stages of your life and as you matured and experienced life. Many of the behavior patterns were developed in early childhood by your primary care givers and carried into your adult life.
Traits found in a persons profile can be expressed both positively and negatively depending on the persons frame of mind. For example; Will power is (strength of purpose) a personality with strong will power tells me he/she will accomplish any goal they set their mind too. Add determination this tells me the personality is determined to accomplish their goal, add persistence to the profile this tells me this personality will continue on and on until they have accomplished their goal. These personality types will bang their head up against a wall until one of two things happen, their head breaks or the wall breaks.
What is important to understand is these traits can be used for good and accomplish positive goals, or can also be used for negative or anti-social outcomes. The key to understand is these very strong traits will push the personality to accomplish their goals. The personalities intensity level is also very important. Intensity is (mental strength) the more intense the personality is the more extreme this traits will be expressed for good, bad or indifferent. Their emotional makeup will tell me how expressive he/she will be or how explosive he/she will be.
