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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/criminal_minds_poster.jpeg]]
2[[caption-width-right:350: The way to a criminal is through his mind.]]
3->''"He that fights with monsters must take care that he himself does not become a monster. And if you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks also into you."''
4-->-- '''Aaron Hotchner''', quoting [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]]. With good cause.
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6These days, every PoliceProcedural needs a clever gimmick. Something that separates it from the pack. For ''Series/ColdCase,'' it's the pursuit of old, unsolved cases. For ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit,'' it's sex crimes. For ''Series/{{CSI}},'' it's solving crimes with [[FingerprintingAir magic.]] For ''Series/{{Psych}},'' it's TV and film references. For ''Series/{{Bones}},'' it's... Well, bones. ([[RunningGag And magic]].)
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8And for ''Criminal Minds'' (2005-2020), it's ''crazy serial killers.'' ([[RuleOfThree And magic]].)
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10''Criminal Minds'' revolves around a team of FBI profilers who use their knowledge of the human mind to get into the heads of the worst criminals -- and catch them. The offenders who on other shows would merit a special event or multi-parter -- serial killers who taunt the cops, school shooters, child abductors -- are just [[MonsterOfTheWeek this week's]] "[=Un=]Sub" ('''Un'''known '''Sub'''ject) to this team.
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12Beyond that, ''Criminal Minds'' is notable for a mostly gender-equal cast, its standards of realism for the motives of its criminals (who are often fascinating characters, though the mechanics of the crimes aren't always that realistic), and for the sympathy and respect with which it treats the victims of violent crime (and sometimes the perpetrators as well, who are frequently mentally ill, or whose behavioral problems are at least partially attributable to abuse or neglect).
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14In January 2019, it was announced that ''Criminal Minds'' would end at Season 15 with 10 episodes with the series finale released on February 19, 2020 as a two-hour special.
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16Other media includes
17* ''Criminal Minds'' (2007-2008): Novels by Max Allan Collins.
18* ''Series/CriminalMindsSuspectBehavior'' (2011): An unexpected DarkerAndEdgier spinoff, it was poorly received by the fanbase because it coincided with budget cuts to the original series, and only lasted one season.
19* ''Criminal Minds'' (2012): A video game for PC.
20* ''Series/CriminalMindsBeyondBorders'' (2016-2017) Another spinoff series, focusing on [[SequelGoesForeign international incidents.]] It lasted for two seasons before it was cancelled due to low ratings.
21* ''Criminal Minds: The Mobile Game'' (2018): A video game for mobile devices.
22* ''Criminal Minds'' (Korean: 크리미널 마인드) (2017): A [[ForeignRemake South Korean remake]].
23* ''Criminal Minds: Evolution'' (2022) In February 2021, it was announced that a 10-episode revival would air on streaming service Creator/ParamountPlus, though later in the year, [[https://deadline.com/2021/07/criminal-minds-revival-paramount-plus-likely-dead-paget-brewster-says-1234807129/ Paget Brewster indicated]] the series had either fallen into DevelopmentHell or been outright cancelled. However, it was confirmed to be back on in July 2022 with most of the cast returning barring Creator/MatthewGrayGubler and Creator/DanielHenney, who did not take part in the revival due to their busy commitments and the revival, subtitled ''Evolution'' began airing in November 26 with two episodes. The show was renewed for a second season.
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25All fifteen seasons are available on Creator/DisneyPlus and Creator/ParamountPlus.
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28!! This show provides examples of:
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30[[index]]
31* CriminalMinds/TropesAToD
32* CriminalMinds/TropesEToH
33* CriminalMinds/TropesIToN
34* CriminalMinds/TropesOToS
35** [[RippedFromTheHeadlines/CriminalMinds Ripped From the Headlines]]
36* CriminalMinds/TropesTToZ
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