Criminal Minds: Behavioral analysts interview violent offenders to better understand what makes them tick.
Inmate interviews are part of an ongoing BAU program to understand the minds of violent offenders. Behavioral Interview Program Attempting to Understand Violent Offenders 05/09/11 The inmate’s wrist and leg shackles were removed and he was led into a small conference room to meet two special agents from our Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). The agents were there to conduct an interview into every aspect of the inmate’s life—from his earliest childhood experiences to the abduction, sexual assault, and murder of a preteen girl that sent him to prison for life without the possibility of parole. Special Agent Mark Hilts discusses the Behavioral Analysis Unit-2. Podcast Such interviews are part of an ongoing BAU program to understand the minds of violent offenders. The offender interview program is in keeping with BAU’s overall mission to provide behavioral-based support to federal, state, local, and international law enforcement agencies investigating...