Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Watched CSI and the lastest crime show on TV called "Criminal Minds". The new show's pretty cool. It's all about profilling and forensic psychology. It revolves around an elite team of profilers from the Behavioural Analysis Unit of the FBI, who analyse the most twisted criminal minds, and anticipate their next moves before they strike again. In the first episode, Special Agent Jason Gideon, the FBI's top behavioural analyst, joins the team led by Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, a family man who is able to gain people's trust and unlock their secrets. Together with Special Agents Elle Greenaway (agent with a background in sexual offences), Derek Morgan (expert on obsessional crimes) and Dr. Spencer Reid (a genius with an IQ of 184), the two men track down a serial killer who preys on young women in the Washington area. Gideon is engaged to profile this bloodthirsty predator before he kills his new prey. He gives an amazingly (pretty out there!) comprehensive psychological profile--broken childhood, insecure sexuality--that leads to a suspect who ends up being an accomplice of the true murderer. Subsequently, based on gathered evidence and accounts, Gideon and Greenaway manage to locate and stop the killer on time, before he murdered the girl. What I like about the show are the psychological elements--the profile of the criminal, motives and emotional triggers, the modus operandi. A new show to look forward to after CSI. Another cop show coming up on Channel 8 is CID. Hope it reflects some realistic bits of being in CID.

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