Are Your Criminals Breaking the Laws
of Predictability?

Criminal investigation, particularly forensic science, has advanced so drastically, many experts claim that soon it will be impossible to get away with murder. Why? When we human beings step into an environment, we always leave behind a bit of ourselves. Whether it's as big as a shoe or as small as a hair, today's scientists know how to gather, analyze and explain the evidence to convict the guilty party.

That's good news, of course, if we're writing from the perspective of the criminal investigator. Not so good for the criminal. The more laws he breaks, the fewer chances he has of remaining free. So he must be smarter and bolder, to be sure, but he must also know his enemy.

Common criminals are either too lazy or too crazy to study their opposition. But occasionally we meet intriguing individuals who break the mold. They not only know their criminal stuff, they know how to carry it out without getting caught. When this criminal appears on the page, the reader immediately sits up and takes notice. 

Review the Top 10 Philosophies of Detectives below. And then create 10 scenarios in which your criminals could use these philosophies to their advantage.

#1 - No two crimes are alike.

#2 - Most crimes are solved in 48 hours.

#3 - The modus operandi provides clues to the perpetrator.