Top Down Offender Profiling


	Top Down Offender Profiling
	AdvantagesGetting Started Can be effective - Arthur Shawcross murdered 11 prostitutes after being released from prison. Profiled as a white male, lower mental age, low paid job,cheap car, hunts and fishes, married and works near the river where police waited for him to return to the crime scene and the profiling was correct. Qualititive data- gives insight to criminals Can assist and justify other evidence	Disadvantages Only applies to certain crimes (****, arson,murder) Based on outdated models of personality Based on the assumption that offenders have consistent motivations and attitudes across all situations and contexts. Evidence doesn't support disorganised offenders- David Canter analysed 100 murders and compared them to 39 characteristics associated with disorganised killers and found no consistent pattern. Crossing over of characteristics
	Evaluation

Can be effective - Arthur Shawcross murdered 11 prostitutes after being released from prison. Profiled as a white male, lower mental age, low paid job,cheap car, hunts and fishes, married and works near the river where police waited for him to return to the crime scene and the profiling was correct.
Qualititive data- gives insight to criminals
Can assist and justify other evidence

Only applies to certain crimes (****, arson,murder)
Based on outdated models of personality
Based on the assumption that offenders have consistent motivations and attitudes across all situations and contexts.
Evidence doesn't support disorganised offenders- David Canter analysed 100 murders and compared them to 39 characteristics associated with disorganised killers and found no consistent pattern.
Crossing over of characteristics

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