Read the following paragraph from this lesson, and respond by writing a response of 200-words that addresses how studying crimes that have already occurred can assist agents in solving crimes that have yet to be committed.
The FBI recognizes that in order to prevent crimes from occurring, one has to first understand how the criminal thinks. Behavioral science is the scientific study of ways to better understand human behavior. This is the motivation for the Behavioral Science Unit, located at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia. It was first established in 1972 and focused on understanding criminal behavior. Scientists, researchers, and agents from this unit work to answer the following questions: who the criminals are, how they think, and why they do what they do. The investigators at the Behavioral Science Unit conduct research both independently and in conjunction with other federal agencies and private organizations. They are developing new approaches and techniques to help law enforcement agents solve crimes that have already happened and prevent new crimes from occurring.
