Psychologically, pretending everyone is equally likely to offend is absurd. Human beings aren’t blank slates. They carry patterns, preferences, and predispositions. Criminals exploit these truths. So should we, if we want to stop them. The irony is brutal, the same society that tolerates criminals profiling victims often seeks to criminalize police professionals who profile criminals. The same justice system that tracks gang behaviour, repeat offending, and psychological m

When people know they’ll be seen, when they know their actions have public consequences, behaviour changes. It always has. Because shame, real, earned, proportionate shame, is a moral compass in communities where the courts have lost theirs. So, let’s stop tiptoeing around the egos of offenders and start standing up for those who’ve suffered in silence. Name them. Shame them. And watch the petty crimes drop.

The curfew works not because it eliminates all crime, but because it restores a barrier, temporal, social, and legal, between order and chaos. It tells young people, clearly, this place is no longer yours at this hour. That clarity, far from punitive, is protective. It offers young minds a line not to cross. And for many, that line is the only thing keeping them from a criminal record, or worse, a coroner’s report.

The beat cop was never just about enforcement. He was about presence, a living reminder that order was not optional, that someone was watching, and that authority wasn’t a myth. He made law personal, not punitive. He didn’t need to shout to command respect. He showed up, and people acted differently.

The environment itself amplifies these impulses.

Criminals thrive in environments where information is siloed.

Recognising deception is not about suspicion but about clarity.

Threat actors do not operate randomly. Their behaviour is predictable, their rationalisations identifiable, and their escalation patterns

If a society fails to equip its security professionals with the tools of behavioural analysis, it does not just invite risk, itguarantees it