Bottom Down Approach Flashcards
Bottom up was developed by the…
British police force
Bottom up is based on 2 things
Investigative psychology and within that geographical profiling
Geographical profiling is what?
The use of statistical analysis to detect patterns of spacial consistency whether it be data of crime scenes. This is based on circle theory, which today uses AI to create the most likely perimeter of future offending based on data gathered.
This also allows detectives to make valuable deductions on how the offender might be travelling, and or where they might be stalking before singling someone out.
Investigative psychology is what?
The practice of using a statistical analysis of other similar cases and data gathered from the crime scene in question in order to draw conclusions about the characteristics and state of mind of the offender. This is in service of narrowing down the possible suspects when in combination with geographical profiling.
The problem with the approach however is that you can’t tell whether an offender is a ………
Marauder or commuter until only after they’re properly identified.
A problem with the bottom up approach is that the offender can only be identified as….
A marauder or commuter when they’re caught.
Investigative psychology is d_____ _______
Data driven, and is based on schemas and scripts theory. The effectiveness of this is based on intuition of the individual detective
The purpose of investigative psychology is to…..
Detect patterns of consistency between different cases. This is with the goal of establishing a probable relationship between their traits and crimes.
Schemas and scripts mean that m_____ m___ are made by the offender.
Mental maps
The tech used for geographical profiling and investigative psychology is ….
Smallest space analysis
Commuters behave in ways that fit their mental ___ and marauders look outside of familiar places to them.
Maps
Circle theory does what?
Does a statistical, space analysis to find where the highest concentration of crimes are or creates a circle in relation to a few crime scenes where the offender is most likely to live.
