The INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ANALYSIS FELLOWSHIP

                                             The profiling certification of SSA Morris was accomplished by completing a lengthy and rigorous training agenda mandated by the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF), a renowned group whose membership includes active and retired profilers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Texas Rangers, the Ontario Provincial Police, the New Scotland Yard, and many other superb law enforcement agencies from around the world. The main facets of criminal investigative analysis include furnishing personality traits and characteristics of unknown offenders, assessing the potential of threatening communications and actions, providing interview / interrogation techniques, and analyzing written and verbal statements for deception.

In November, 1992 the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF) became the training and accreditation authority for the certification of Criminal Investigative Analysts (Criminal Profilers).  This organization, following the suspension of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Police Fellowship Program,  undertook the responsibility of ensuring that future non-FBI Analysts would meet a minimum standard of competency prior to offering their opinions as Criminal Investigative Analysts. A nominee for Understudy Candidate must meet the following criteria: 

-The nominee must be a sworn law enforcement officer.
-The nominee must have a minimum of three years recent experience investigating crimes of interpersonal violence, specifically, homicide, sexual assault, and/or other serial violent crime.
-The nominee must have a superior level of investigative skill in the area of interpersonal violence and must be able to provide written documentation of their skill.
-The nominee must have demonstrated an ability to articulate their thoughts both orally and in writing.
-The nominee must be fluent (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) in the English language.
-The nominee must be approved and sponsored by an ICIAF Fellow in good standing.
-The Sponsoring Agency must agree to pay all the costs incurred by their nominee in meeting the requirements of the ICIAF Understudy Program.

As mandated by the ICIAF educational requirements, Virginia State Police Profilers have received training in the following areas:

• -equivocal (undetermined) death investigation 
• -crime scene reconstruction
• -forensic pathology
• -wound interpretation 
• -crime scene evidence collection
• -interview and interrogation techniques
• -statement analysis
• -media relations
• -instructor development
• -bloodstain pattern analysis
• -threat assessment
• -autoerotic death investigation
• -aspects pertaining to criminal sexual deviancy
• -sexual assault investigation
• -crimes against children investigation

In addition, Virginia State Police Profilers, prior to completing the ICIAF certification program, have also: 

-Spent a minimum of two years with a sponsoring certified profiler who served as a mentor

-Spent one month each with two other fully certified profilers from other separate law enforcement agencies

-Spent a one month residency at the FBI-NCAVC-Behavioral Analysis Unit

-Completed all required readings pertaining to criminal investigative analysis

-Appeared before a certification board and successfully presented a written profile and orally defended findings of a case submitted by the ICIAF Education Committee. During the course of the board proceedings, the Profiler Understudy was also verbally tested as to the extent of his knowledge of twenty-three topics related to criminal profiling.   

SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT KENNETH R. MORRIS                        

Senior Special Agent Kenneth R. Morris has been an investigator in the Violent Crimes Unit for the Bureau of Criminal Investigations of the Virginia State Police since 1996. He specializes in the art of criminal investigative analysis, a task more commonly known as criminal profiling. A criminal profiler generally gathers his clues from three sources: the crime scene, the victim, and the autopsy report. By examining these various factors, SSA Morris can extract indicators of the criminal's intelligence, maturity level, and mindset.  As one of only about 50 active criminal profilers in the world, SSA Morris has been providing assistance to local, state, federal, and international agencies since 2002. 

SSA Morris has been involved in the investigations of many high-profile cases, from serial bombings to serial killings. Though he has provided assistance on hundreds of investigations, one of his greatest achievements was creating a profile that assisted in the cracking of a cold homicide that remained unsolved for more than 29 years.

SSA Morris, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, served his country as an armor officer in the U.S. Army. He then joined the State Police in 1987, serving 6 years on the road as a Trooper.

Curriculum Vitae 

Virginia State Police

                                                 Jan 2002 to Present

First Division Headquarters, Richmond

SENIOR SPECIAL  AGENT - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ANALYST

Assist local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in crimes of violence by performing criminal investigative analysis services such as crime scene analysis, unknown offender characteristics and traits, case linkage analysis, investigative suggestions, interview/interrogation strategies, personality assessments, threat assessment, search warrant preparation assistance, equivocal death analysis, statement analysis, and related classroom instruction. Also perform duties as a Crisis Negotiator and Bloodstain Pattern Analyst. Certified as an expert for court proceedings pertaining to bloodstain pattern analysis.         

VirginiaState Police 

                                          Feb 1996 - Jan 2002

First Division Headquarters, Richmond  

 SPECIAL AGENT – VIOLENT CRIMES INVESTIGATOR

Assist local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies with the investigation of violent crime, with a special emphasis on arson and bombing. Also perform duties as a crime scene Forensic Evidence Collector, Crisis Negotiator and Bloodstain Pattern Analyst.

PROMOTIONS

Trooper to Senior Trooper – 1995

Senior Trooper to Special Agent – 1996

Special Agent to Senior Special Agent - 2009

COMMENDATIONS

The Commonwealth Award of Valor – 2000

Governor’s Certificate of Recognition – 1996

2^nd Governor’s Certificate of Recognition – 1996

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

Vice President, Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA)

Mid-Atlantic Cold Case Homicide Investigator's Association (MACCHIA)

Virginia Department of Forensic Science Academy Alumni Association

Tidewater Cold Case Homicide Working Group (TCCHWG)

ACADEMIC 

Bachelor of Arts Degree, the Virginia Military Institute

PROFESSIONAL COURSES / TRAINING

General Instructor School

Virginia State Police

Richmond, VA

May 1994

Virginia Forensic Science Academy

Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

February - May 1997

Advanced Death Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Quantico, VA

September 1998

Introduction to Psychology

J. Sargent Reynolds College

Richmond, VA

February 1999

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Metro-Dade Police Department

Miami, FL

March 1999

IABPA Bloodstain Pattern In-Service

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 1999

Basic Crisis Negotiation

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Richmond, VA

June 1999

Basic Fire Investigation

National Fire Academy

Emmitsburg, MD

July 1999

Basic Hazardous Devices/Bombs

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Redstone Arsenal

Huntsville, AL

October 1999

Introduction to Psychology II

J. Sargent Reynolds College

Richmond, VA

October 2000

Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN - Statement Analysis)

Laboratory for Scientific Interrogation (LSI)

Chesterfield, VA

October 2000

Behavioral Aspects of Violent Crime

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Richmond, VA

October 2000

Advanced Instructor School

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Richmond, VA

October 2000

Behavioral Analysis of Violent Crime 

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Richmond, VA

November 2000

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Key West, FL

May 2001

Investigating Child Abuse & Exploitation 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Quantico, VA

June 2001

Basic Homicide Investigation

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Martinsville, VA

October 2001

Threat Assessment

The Academy Group

Richmond, VA

February 2002

The Reid Technique of Police Interviewing/Interrogation

John E. Reid & Associates

Virginia Beach, VA

March 2002

Medicolegal Investigation of Death

Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine

Glen Allen, VA

April 2002

Basic Death Investigation

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Salem, VA

April 2002

Advanced Medicolegal Investigation of Death

Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine

Richmond, VA

May 2002

IABPA Bloodstain Pattern In-Service

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2002

Overview of Sexual Victimization of Children

Ken Lanning, FBI-Ret.

Hanover, VA

May 2002

Advanced Death Investigation and Covert Burial

Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine

Glen Allen, VA

June 2002

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Ft. Myers, FL

September 2002

The Sexually Violent Offender /  Profiling Arsonists and Bombers

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Wakefield, Canada

November 2002

Practice Profiling / Analyses of Violent Criminal Cases

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Ottawa, Canada

November 2002

Advanced Death Investigation

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Newport News, VA

December 2002

Forensic Retraining

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2003

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association Training Symposium

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)

Williamsburg, VA

October 2003

ICIAF Criminal Profiling Internship (one month)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

Orillia, Canada

May 2004

ICIAF Criminal Profiling Internship (one month)

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)

Columbia, SC

June 2004

Criminal Sexuality

North Carolina Justice Academy

Salemburg, NC

June 2004

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

San Antonio, TX

September 2004

Criminal Profiling and News Media Strategy

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Victoria, Canada

November 2004

Identifying Deceptive Behavior 

Northeast Counterdrug Training Center

Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA

December 2004

ICIAF Criminal Profiling Internship (one month)

Federal Bureau of Investigation – NCAVC

Quantico, VA

April 2005

Forensic Retraining

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2005

IABPA Bloodstain Pattern In-Service

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2005

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Edinburgh, Scotland

October 2005

Threat Assessment

The Academy Group

Hanover, VA

February 2006

Advanced Crisis Negotiation – Level 2

Institute of Police Technology and Management

Richmond, VA

May 2006

Advanced Homicide Investigation

Virginia State Police (VSP)

Richmond, VA

June 2006

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association Training Seminar

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)

Chesapeake, VA

October 2006

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Vancouver, BC

June 2007

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association Training Seminar

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)

Norfolk, VA

October 2007

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association Training Seminar

Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)

Norfolk, VA

October 2008

IABPA Bloodstain Pattern In-Service

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2009

IABPA Bloodstain Pattern In-Service

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2010

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Myrtle Beach, SC 

May 2010

FLETC / NCIS Cold Case Homicide Investigation Seminar

Knoxville, TN

July 2010

Missing and Unidentified Person Workshop

Virginia Beach, Virginia

September 30, 2010

Stalking Resource Center Advanced Investigation of Stalking Activities

Williamsburg, VA

February 2011

IABPA Bloodstain Pattern In-Service

Department of Forensic Science (DFS)

Richmond, VA

May 2011

Child Abduction Investigations

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Richmond, VA

June 2011

Behavioral Aspects of Violent Crime

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

Annapolis, MD

June 2011

Missing and Unidentified Persons Workshop

Virginia Beach, VA

October 2011

NCIS Cold Case Homicide Investigation Seminar

Richmond, VA

November 2011

FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative

Henrico, VA

November 2011

Criminal Profiling In-Service

International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF)

Forsyth, GA 

September 2012 

Forensic-Hospital Associated Issues 

VA Chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses

Virginia Beach, VA 

March 2013 

INSTRUCTOR

Colleges and Universities

Longwood University, John Tyler Community College, Virginia Union University, Christopher Newport University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Ferrum College, Argossy University, Lynchburg College

Law Enforcement Agencies and Academies

Virginia Department of State Police, Richmond Police Department Academy, Crater Criminal Justice Academy, Bedford Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Academy, Southwest Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, Shenandoah Criminal Justice Academy, York County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia Homicide Investigators’ Association, York County Violence Against Women Task Force, Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council, Virginia Department of Forensic Science Academy, International Association of Arson Investigators, Central Virginia Fire Marshalls’ Academy, the Virginia Network for Victims and Witnesses of Crimes, Portsmouth Police Department, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia

Hospital and Medical Facilities

Central State Hospital Psychiatric Staff, King's Daughter's Hospital Forensic Nurses Program, St. Mary's Hospital Forensic Nurses Program, VCU-Medical College of Virginia Forensic Nurses Program, Mission Hospital - St. Joseph's Forensic Nurses Program of Ashville, Virginia Chapter of Forensic Nurses, International Association of  Forensic Nurses, Centrahealth Lynchburg Forensic Nurses Program,  

QUOTES  

"One of the issues with profiling now is professionalism.  Anyone can raise his hand and declare himself a ‘profiler.’ It's a bit like medicine in the Wild, Wild West.  You get a lot of quacks and snake oil salesmen running around. The International Criminal Investigative Analyst Fellowship (ICIAF) is a group of FBI-trained “profilers” who have started their own organization and are conducting training sessions and setting up standards.  That is what is needed. There are too many charlatans out there claiming they can teach you how to “profile” after a one-day, three-day or five-day school.  Some pretenders offer courses over the Internet as well.  It’s a shame.”

Gregg McCrary, FBI-Ret, Profiler, Member, ICIAF

"Books, movies and TV have to tell a good story and 24-hour news channels have to fill up lots of time but movies are fictional and the 'profilers' appearing on news shows offering their qualified 'profiles' usually have had little or no access to the evidence. Accordingly, take the profiles put out in entertainment and news programs with a very large grain of salt. This is not how profiling works. Simply stated, a profiler without evidence to consider is like a navigator in a fog…

One of the things I told them (British psychology professors) was that police officers with hands-on investigative experience needed to be trained in profiling. Academic types, I informed them, rarely made effective profilers because they possessed very little actual experience in the street. The university professors, of course, didn't like this…

Though there has been a historical rift between law enforcement and forensic psychology, the trending today is to combine the elements of both in going after violent offenders.”

John Douglas, FBI-Ret, Profiler 

"Criminal profiling has been popularized by the media, in films such as Silence of the Lambs, and various true crime books.  Because of this popularization, the public expectation is that profiling will produce an expedient solution to an unsolvable crime through some mystical intuitive process employed by an omniscient profiler.  Consequently, profiling has become something of a media sub-specialty with various experts, some with questionable credentials, experience, and relevant training, offering instant commentary on sensational crimes."

SA Kevin Kelm, BATF Profiler, Member, ICIAF

"Popular use of the term criminal profiler has led to the proliferation of many self-described profilers offering their purported expert opinions on cable news shows in response to incidents capturing national attention in the United States. Such individuals usually have degrees in criminal justice or psychology but lack any law enforcement experience."

Wikipedia - Offender Profiling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ offender_profiling

"We are a nation of voyeurs, sitting safely in our living rooms, watching sanitized police programs about violence and death, insulated from the suffering and sorrow that accompany such horrid actions. Ignorant arm-chair sleuths employed by TV networks stoke the flames of interest by sensationalizing events and criticizing police procedures. The public needs to be reminded that murder is not a glorious game of Clue."

SSA Kenneth R. Morris, VSP Profiler, Member, ICIAF

"The keys to a successful homicide investigation include:

1.  Keeping an open mind

2.  Not getting locked into theories

3.  Going where the evidence takes you

4.  Realizing you never know enough in this line of work

5.  Learning something new every day

SA William Martin, NCIS Cold Case Unit