The Top-down approach: Evaluation
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- Created on: 25-02-19 10:50
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- The Top-down approach: Evaluation
- P- Only applies to particular crimes
- E- More common offences such as burglary and destruction of property do not lend themselves to profiling because the resulting crime scene reveals very little about the offender
- C- Does reveal important details from crime scene about a suspect for crimes such as ****, murder, cult killings, etc.
- E- Lacks generalisability
- P- Based on outdated models of personality
- E- Alison et al. suggested that the top-down approach is naïve and is informed by old fashioned models of personality
- Sees behaviour as being driven by stable emotional traits rather than external factors
- C- Adopts a reductionist approach. Breaks down behaviours into operationalised behaviour categories
- E- Poor validity (based on 'static' models of personality.
- E- Alison et al. suggested that the top-down approach is naïve and is informed by old fashioned models of personality
- P- Evidence does not support 'disorganised' offender
- E- Canter et al. used smallest space analysis which analysed data from 100 murders.
- Suggested evidence of a distinct organised type, but not the case for disorganised.
- C- Still used as a model for professional profilers in the US and has widespread support.
- E- Conflicting evidence suggests lack of reliability
- E- Canter et al. used smallest space analysis which analysed data from 100 murders.
- P- Only applies to particular crimes
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