Jennifer Jareau

"There are things we don't want to happen, but have to accept. Things we don't want to know, but have to learn. And people we can't live without but have to let go."

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau is a special agent who was the BAU's former liaison with police and media officials. she officially becomes a profiler while her original position has gone to Tomas Hotchner and Penelope Garcia.

Background
JJ grew up in the small town of East Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She graduated from East Allegheny High School near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she was the captain of the varsity soccer team her senior year and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh. She also attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,