Despite the well-known repute of criminal profiling through a multitude of movie and television portrayals it is surprising that scientifically robust testing of the technique has seldom occurred.

Academics Richard N. Kocsis and George B. Palermo have written a new article that compares the obstacles to space exploration with those facing criminal profiling. Entitled New Horizons, the piece is, from this month, available via the OnlineFirst facility of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (Sage Publications).

The website www.all-about-forensic-psychology.com offers visitors the chance to learn more about criminal profiling, while at the same time providing a sense of perspective regarding its place within the study and practice of forensic psychology.