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Is the FBI BAU as intense as the show Criminal Minds interprets it?

Hello! My name is Kim and I’m fifteen years old. Growing up I’ve always been fascinated with true crime, and unsolved mysteries, etc. I came across the show and I really liked it! It’s quite intense but I’m always up for a challenge! I’ve very curious about being a profiler. It seems very easy to use for the job and in the real world. Thank you! Let’s see if this is made for me!
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Chantel’s Answer

Shows try their best to emulate real life careers and it's hard to say if it's spot on if you're not specifically in that position. Most times shows exaggerate for views but profiling is profiling. You develop a psychological profile based on evidence provided and it already sounds like you are highly interested in it. The level of intensity that comes with it depends on the level of exposure your organization gives you. The FBI will have a lot more high profile cases than a detective with his own practice in a quiet town. I will say that it won't be easy; the cases on television are usually very obvious. However, once you like something, nothing feels like a chore. I'm confident that you can do it and that you're going to love it.

Chantel recommends the following next steps:

Find out which entities employ your desired position.
Find a mentor or shadow opportunities from someone in the field.
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Michael’s Answer

Fantasy is always better than real life; I was in the army for 24 years and only one or two of those years were movie worthy, the other 22 were pretty boring. Now I am a psychologist for a major police department and I can say the same--interesting things do happen, but most of life is routine. Any sort of analysis center is going to be a few steps removed from the "action" and excitement by design. You might provide a clue that helps an agent catch the bad guy, but in the end, it is the agent who catches the bad guy, and you just hear about it a week later via an e-mail. If you want to be IN the action you need to be an agent, or as we would say "a classified employee" = the one with the gun.
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