Lecture 2

Offender profiling

?
  • Created by: Sam
  • Created on: 06-04-10 21:05
Who coined the term serial killer and operationalised a working scientific methodology?
Ressler
1 of 11
What is offender profiling?
An educated attempt to provide investigative agencies with specific information as to the type of individual who committed a certain crime (Gebirth, 1981)
2 of 11
Who said "Crime is the result of some personality attribute uniquely possessed or possessed to a certain degree, by the potential criminal"?
Neitzel, 1979
3 of 11
Name the typology: socially adequate; sexually competent; controlled mood; charming; model prisoner; geographically/occupationally mobile; follows media; egotist; masculine image; high IQ; high birth order; lives with partner
Organised non-social
4 of 11
Whats the best interview technique for disorganised asocial criminals?
empathize with offender; indirectly introduce evidence; night-time interview; use counsellor approach
5 of 11
Guess the typology: sexually inadequate; anxious mood during criminal activity; lives alone; lives/works near crime scene; nocturnal; low IQ; poor hygiene; unskilled work; significant behavioural change; secret hiding place
Disorganised asocial
6 of 11
Name the typology: returns to crime scene; volunteers information; may move body; may dispose body to advertise crime; police groupie; anticipates questioning
Organised non-social
7 of 11
Name the typology: planned offence; targets stranger; personalizes victim; controlled conversation (humiliate & frighten); controlled crime scene; submissive victim; restraints used; aggressive acts; body moved; weapon taken; little evidence
Organised non-social
8 of 11
What is step 2 of model of personal violence?
the fall. Killer stores imagined or real events in memory. The violent reaction is disproportionate to the event.
9 of 11
What is step 4 of model of personal violence?
negative outward response. No longer in command. Chooses victims to rid of the negative reality messages.
10 of 11
Prevailing Zeitgeist pre-profiling is an influence of...
Both
11 of 11

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What is offender profiling?

Back

An educated attempt to provide investigative agencies with specific information as to the type of individual who committed a certain crime (Gebirth, 1981)

Card 3

Front

Who said "Crime is the result of some personality attribute uniquely possessed or possessed to a certain degree, by the potential criminal"?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Name the typology: socially adequate; sexually competent; controlled mood; charming; model prisoner; geographically/occupationally mobile; follows media; egotist; masculine image; high IQ; high birth order; lives with partner

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Whats the best interview technique for disorganised asocial criminals?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Other resources:

See all Other resources »