Felon Profiling

is the inclusion of previous criminal history or convictions when determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a "predictable" manner. It should not be confused with the more comprehensive Offender Profiling, Psychological Profiling or Racial Profiling. It is believed that as we move deeper into the 21st century, the practice has the potential to become more controversial among the general public. The practice of Felon Profiling is commonly abused by law enforcement as they interact and come into contact with the ever increasing number of convicted felons, many of whom harbor harsh feelings of felony disenfranchisement and social out casting due to their treatment in main stream society as felons.