Introduction

This blog will focus on the show Criminal Minds. We have decided to look at this particular series because it is a popular American television show, one of which many young individuals can say they have binged from one time or another. Another reason is because the show revolves around profilers, people that use stereotypes and statistics to solve criminal cases, thus the show comments on impactful negations that can have a negative effect on viewers. Therefore, the analysis of Criminal Minds will offer some forms of deconstruction of the many harmful issues that relate to categorization of people in criminal incidents.

Criminal Minds is a CBS show that focuses on the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) that is part of the FBI. The BAU includes individuals that work on criminal cases to solve criminal investigations in order to find the unknown subject, or “unsub”, who committed the crimes. The show was created by Jeff Davis, an American show writer and producer. Davis has also created the show Teen Wolf, another popular television series that is primarily geared towards young adults. Though David has created both of these shows, Teen Wolf is directed more towards younger viewers (such as teens) and revolves around the genre of drama/horror. On the other hand, Criminal Minds has an older audience, as the show talks about more gruesome events and looks at realistic psychological horror that in turn is drama filled.