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As a new special agent, you cannot immediately become a profiler. You must first serve at least five years as a special agent and, in addition, be assigned as a profile coordinator in an FBI field office. The job of the profile coordinator is to work closely with local and state law enforcement agencies in identifying cases with which the NCAVC may be able to provide assistance. As a general rule, profile coordinators do not have the overall training and authority to provide their own profiles. However, whenever there is a profiler position opening at the NCAVC, the profile coordinators are the first candidates that are considered for the position. These criminal profiling positions are very competitive, and it may take several years before you are even considered as a viable candidate.

The selection process is complicated. An education in Behavioral Science or Forensic Science is preferred. Investigative experience in violent crime is a real must, so a special agent's experience with the Bureau should include homicide, rape, and other crimes of interpersonal violence. This experience may have also been obtained from employment prior to working for the FBI. This is a very subjective and highly competitive process. If your goal is to become a criminal profiler, you should be certain that being a special agent serving in some other capacity would be just as satisfying to you.

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