developed by Russell L. Smith
 

BRACE™ is an acronym for Behavioral Relativity And Cognitive Economics. BRACE™ is a sophisticated cognitive-behavioral-existential model of human behavior which can be applied in a meaningful and functional manner to any aspect of life and living. BRACE™ is based on basic human nature and it is designed to help create adaptive change on purpose. Ultimately, BRACE™ is about understanding and “shaping the self.” If knowledge is power, BRACE™ empowers.  

One application of the BRACE™ model is the BRACE Character Profile™:  See the BRACE Services page for a listing of program packages.

Link to free download of the BRACE Character Profile™ Manual:

http://www.lulu.com/content/819495

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Links to most recent online articles and profiles:

Smith RL:  A BRACE Character Profile  Analysis of Asperger’s Disorder related to General Criminal Conduct, Psychopathy, and Serial Homicide, retrieved 08/25/08 http://crimsonshadows.net/content/view/165/9/

Smith RL:  The Profiler and the Unsub:  Validity Test of the BRACE Character Profile (part 1), retrieved 08/24/08 http://crimsonshadows.net/content/view/166/

Smith RL:  The Profiler and the Unsub:  Validity Test of the BRACE Character Profile (part 2), retrieved 09/18/08 http://crimsonshadows.net/content/view/167/

Smith RL and Editor:  Profiling Casey [mother of Caylee Anthony], retrieved 09/23/08 http://crimsonshadows.net/content/view/168/140/

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Links to BRACE Character Profiles online at www.deviantcrimes.com

 Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ of UNSUB BTK, dated October 14, 2004. Serial Crimes/Serial Murder section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com: http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BTKBRACE.htm.

 Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Dennis Lynn Rader, dated February 17, 2006. Serial Crimes/Serial Murder section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:  http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BTKBRACEvalidity.htm.

 Smith RL:   BRACE Character Profile™ of Satan, dated February 13, 2005. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com: http://www.deviantcrimes.com/SatanBRACE.htm.

 Smith RL, Nelson B:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Zodiac Killer, dated March 31, 2005. Serial Crimes/Serial Murder section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:  http://www.deviantcrimes.com/ZodiacBRACE.htm.

 Smith RL, Silva JA:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, dated May 14, 2005. Serial Crimes/Serial Bombers section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:  http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEKaczynski.htm.

 Smith RL, Silva JA:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Serial Bomber Eric Rudolph, dated May 21, 2005. Serial Crimes/Serial Bombers section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:  http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACERudolph.htm.

 Smith RL, Silva JA:  BRACE Character Profile™ Comparison Analysis of Serial Bombers Ted Kaczynski and Eric Rudolph, dated June 2, 2005. Serial Crimes/Serial Bombers section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:  http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEComparisonTKER.htm.

 Smith RL:   BRACE Character Profile™ of John Mark Karr, dated October 1, 2006. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com: http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEKarr.htm

 Smith RL,  “Joseph”:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Jason, Character from the Movie Friday The 13th, dated October 23, 2006. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:
http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

Smith RL, Nelson B:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Michael Myers, Character from the Movie Halloween, dated October 30, 2006. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:
http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

 Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ of a Prototypical 40-Point HARE PCL-R Psychopath, dated November 4, 2006. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:
http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

 Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ of a Prototypical DSM-IV-TR Antisocial Personality Disorder (301.7), dated November 5, 2006. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s website www.deviantcrimes.com:
http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ Psychological Autopsy of Richard Kuklinski, The Iceman, dated January 23, 2007. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson's website www.deviantcrimes.com: http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ Psychohistorical Profile of Mary Ellen Pleasant, dated January 27, 2004. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson's website www.deviantcrimes.com: http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

Smith RL:  BRACE Character Profile™ of Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, dated February 21, 2007. Contributor section of Bryan Nelson's website www.deviantcrimes.com:    http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

Smith R.L.  BRACE Character Profile Autopsy of Cho Seung-Hui, dated May 9, 2007. http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACE%20Cho.pdf 

Smith R.L. BRACE Character Profile Autopsy of John Wayne Gacy, Jr., dated June 1, 2007. http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACE%20Gacy.pdf 

Note:  A BRACE Character Profile™ section has been added to the Contributor section of Bryan Nelson’s www.deviantcrimes.com website. Among other things, this section includes all of the above profiles, BRACE Character Profile™ General Interpretive Guidelines for Law Enforcement, BRACE Character Profile Types ABC, and a free PowerPoint download which includes an introduction to the BRACE Character Profile™ and a detailed BRACE Character Profile™ analysis of each of the DSM-IV-TR personality disorders, DSM-III-R Sadistic personality disorder, a prototypical 40-point Hare PCL-R, and Asperger's Disorder. Be sure to view the show and look at the note page view.

 http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm

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The BRACE Character Profile™ is a powerful analytic tool designed to profile any known individual’s core human nature. It is an entirely unique profiling device which can be used effectively by both professionals and non-professionals. The BRACE Character Profile™ organizes bits and pieces of information about how a person thinks and does not think (Cognitive Domain), how a person acts and does not act (Behavior Domain), and what a person wants and does not want (Existential-Motivational Domain). The information is then displayed in graphics and charts which can be used to inform decisions about the individual rated. Any individual rated can be compared and contrasted with “prototypical types,” such as the DSM-IV-TR™ Personality Disorders. They can also be simultaneously correlated with any other rated individuals or subtypes of individuals, such as serial criminals, terrorists, world leaders, historical figures, fictional characters, etc. General information and interpretive guidelines are available on this website in the Frequently Asked Questions section and at http://www.deviantcrimes.com/BRACEindex.htm .

Psychological Autopsy

Indirect Personality Profile

Psycho-historical Profile

Fictional Character Profile

The BRACE Character Profile™ is unique:

·   Any known individual can be rated by one or more people.

·   The person being rated may be real or fictional, dead or alive.

·   Those completing the input ratings do not need to understand the underlying structure or how their input generates meaningful results.

·   The person actually completing the ratings does not need to know the person being rated, but may simply gather consensus input from one or more people who do know the person being rated.

·   The person interpreting the profile does not need to know who completed the ratings or the identity of the person rated.

·   Profile any known or clearly conceptualized individual, build a database of character types and subtypes, or construct profiles of “prototypical” subtypes for any category of individuals (e.g., serial killers, terrorists, spouse abusers, murder suspects, pedophiles, diagnostic categories, fictional characters, historical figures).

The BRACE Character Profile™ generates information valuable to:
ü      Licensed Clinicians, Therapists, and Counselors familiar with DSM-IV-TR™ (e.g., psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers).
ü      Therapists and Counselors (marriage, relationship, substance abuse).
ü      Patients and Clients receiving services from licensed mental health professionals.
ü      Criminal and Civil Judicial System (e.g., prosecutors, public defenders, attorneys).
ü      Law Enforcement and Corrections (e.g., forensic psychologists, detectives).
ü      Movie and TV Film Industry (e.g., actors, directors, producers, casting).
ü      Writers (fiction and non-fiction).
ü      Crime Victims and Witnesses where the perpetrator is known (e.g., domestic violence, rape, murder).
ü      Corporations (search committees, sexual harassment, violence in workplace).
ü      Historians (e.g., teachers, professors, buffs).
ü      Intelligence Agencies (e.g., military, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security).
ü      Think Tanks.
ü      Students (creative writing, criminal justice, mental health).

 Consider how the BRACE Character Profile™ can work for you.

Clinicians gain diagnostic insight, develop new approaches to treatment, and discover new client populations.

Victims take control, learn about their perpetrators, and share their views with others involved.

Couples compare and contrast profiles of themselves, their children, or others of particular concern to the relationship.

Investigators increase their knowledge of criminal thinking and criminal conduct, narrow the focus of investigations, and develop proactive intervention and interrogation strategies.

Attorneys learn about witnesses, jurors, judges, plaintiffs, defendants, and opposing attorneys, and develop legal strategies accordingly.

Writers develop characters they are creating, profile the core characteristics of characters they have created, and make all characters more real.

Actors meet their roles, understand their cognitive-behavioral-existential characteristics, and visualize scenes accordingly.

Directors insure there is a meeting of the minds about characters, their interactions, and development.

Intelligence agencies learn about their internal and external foes, calculate actions and reactions, and plan accordingly.

Professors develop new instructional techniques and identify new areas and methods for research.

Political strategists profile the maladaptive patterns of thought, behavior, and motivation of any politician; develop prototypical profiles of Democrats, Republicans, Independents ... liberals, conservatives, etc.

Students learn about basic human nature and prepare for any of the above careers.

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