Editing Geographic profiling (section)

==Geographic Profiling Analysis (GPA) training==
Geographic profiling is a sub-type of offender or criminal profiling (the inference of offender characteristics from offence characteristics).  It is therefore related to psychological or behavioral profiling.  If [[psychological profiling]] is the "who," geographic profiling is the "where."  All certified geographic profilers are members of the [[International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship]] (ICIAF), a professional profiling organization first begun by investigators trained by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] in the mid-1980s.

A [http://ecricanada.com/training/ Geographic Profiling Analysis (GPA)] training programme has also been created and is governed by the Committee for GPA Training and Certification (CGPATC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cgpatc.org/ |title = CGPATC - Committee for Geographic Profiling Analyst Training and Certification}}</ref>  The program has been designed so that geographic profiling analysis remains a recognized law enforcement tool; a meaningful certification for crime analysts and detectives; a standard of quality through adequate qualifications in law enforcements is maintained; and finally to establish an ethical code of conduct.