Editing Behavioral Analysis Unit (section)

==References in popular culture==
The BAU was brought into mainstream culture by television shows such as ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', which depict an elite group of "FBI agent [[Offender profiling|profilers]]" who travel the country assisting local law enforcement on diverse cases.

The CBS weekly drama series ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' and its [[Spin-off (media)|spinoff]], ''[[Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior]]'' both feature the BAU. [[Thomas Harris]]' [[Hannibal Lecter]] novels and the corresponding films                (''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]'', ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]'', and ''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'') featured the [[Behavioral Science Unit]] (BSU), which later created and developed what eventually became known as the BAU. It is also seen in the NBC television show based on the novels, ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]'', and the CBS television show ''[[Clarice (TV series)|Clarice]]''. The ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' episode "[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 9#Episodes|Signature]]" ([[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 9|season 9]], no. 12, January 8, 2008) heavily features a member of the BAU. Additionally, in season 5 of the HBO show ''[[The Wire]]'', two detectives [[Clarifications (The Wire)|visit the BAU team in Quantico]] for a profile of the "fake" serial killer they are investigating. In October 2017, the Netflix show ''[[Mindhunter (TV series)|Mindhunter]]'' was released, which details the experiences of two BSU team detectives interviewing inmates with psychological disorders. In August 2017, the [[Discovery Channel]] series ''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]'', based on true events, was released. It featured a member of the BAU who helped catch [[Ted Kaczynski]], also known as the Unabomber, through the use of [[forensic profiling]].