The framework developed to evaluate criminal profiles was based on Toulmin's work in the 1950's. Toulmin's work was originally based on the analysis of philosophical and legal rhetoric, proposed that arguments could be broken down into an array of component parts to enable researchers to scrutinize the strengths and weaknesses of various aspects of any given claim. [1] Toulmin suggested that arguments contain six interrelated components:
- The Claim
- The Strength of the Claim
- The Grounds Supporting the Claim
- The Warrant
- The Backing
- The Rebuttal
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- ^ Alison, L. J. (2005). The Forensic psychologist's casebook: Psychological profiling and criminal investigation. Cullompton, Devon: Willan.