Criminal Profilers: Mark Safarik at the Berkeley Forum

In a complex homicide where do you start? What are you looking for? What is the process that allows you to understand what happened, how events unfolded in sequence and time, and why they occurred? Integration of physical, forensic, and behavioral evidence allows you to understand the story of the crime and how that reflects in who is likely responsible and equally important, who is not. Join the Berkeley Forum with Member of the FBI’s Elite Behavioral Analysis Unit and Expert in the Analysis of Violent Criminal Behavior, Mark Safarik, as he speaks about his career in criminology.

Mark Safarik was a member of the FBI’s elite Behavioral Analysis Unit and an internationally recognized expert in the analysis of violent criminal behavior. He served 23 years with the FBI – 12 of those as a criminal profiler and has conducted internationally renowned research on elder sexual homicide and a member of the highly respected Vidocq Society. Mr. Safarik has appeared on numerous true crime TV shows including his television series, Killer Instinct. He was a longtime consultant for the popular television series CSI: Las Vegas, Bones, and The Blacklist. 

Date: Monday, April 19, 2021

Time: 5 PM PDT / 8 PM EST

Location: The Berkeley Forum Facebook Page