For more than two decades, I have been engaged in scientific
research work, which included various topics, mainly from the
domain of organized crime, crime prevention politics, and security
culture. Some of the scientific works particularly inspired me and
directed me to actively look for new opportunities to start research projects, which would intrigue me as a scientist and make me a worthy member of the scientific community. As time passes, there come times when you begin to think of writing as a boring task. But the lack of motivation to write often does not stem from material fatigue but from the inability to find topics that will stimulate you and start your creative spirit. That’s why as scientific researchers we often must work on the transformation of our inspirations that generate us. Perhaps this goes against the expected image of the stereotypical scientist, but change is very often beneficial and helps you become a more creative scientist who enjoys research and writing more. It was in this pattern that my interest in criminal profiling arose. This was followed by specific authored and co-authored scientific
papers dealing with profilers as human lie detectors, profiling of
murderers, abusers, sexual predators, pedophiles, human traffickers, zoophiles, criminal investigators, etc. Questions of how to penetrate the criminal mind have always aroused curiosity and fascination. If we investigate the mind of a criminal, we can notice characteristic patterns of antisocial behavior, deviant thoughts, and actions, impulsiveness, disloyalty, selfishness, and lack of empathy, we can understand and detect signs of criminal intent and use them in crime prevention. We can even dare to assume the risk factors that led individuals to crime.
The origin of criminal behavior is actually an introduction or
precursorto criminal profiling. Forthe sake of comparison, according to the protocol, the doctor takes an anamnesis directly from the patient, or due to his serious general condition from his relatives, it includes administrative data, description of the main complaints, current illness, anamnesis by systems, personal anamnesis, family anamnesis, social-epidemiological data. Anamnesis is a conversation with the patient, the purpose of which is to collect the necessary information, which is important forrecognizing the true nature of the disease and making a successful diagnosis. It is a medical skill that requires knowledge, patience, and experience gained through practical work. Why am I pointing this out? In this context, criminal profilers are a kind of counterpart to doctors. They also take histories from identified and unidentified persons who have committed a crime or those who are prone to criminal behavior. These are their visible
and invisible patients. Their anamnesis protocol is contained in the criminological literature, which relates to the origin of criminal
behavior with particularly exposed risk factors, which are described in this monograph. The monograph in front of you, The Origin of Criminal Behavior, considering the reviewers’ critical evaluation, has the potential to be a tool for the detection of criminal minds. As such, it can be useful to parents, educators, teachers, pedagogues, psychologists, sociologists,
criminologists, judges, prosecutors, and especially criminal
investigators who already possess or aspire to possess the skills of criminal profilers.