bottom up approach

Question 1

What is the aim?

Answer 1

Create a picture of the offender, characteristics, and behaviour through systematic evidence. It is more data-driven.

Question 2

What is investigative psychology?

Answer 2

Applying statistical procedures and psychological theory to analyse a crime scene. A key feature is interpersonal coherance (how the offender and victim interact) and also geographical significance.

Question 3

What is geographical profiling?

Answer 3

based on crime mapping and psatial consistency.
the maurder=close
the commuter= far away

Question 4

2 strengths of this theory?

Answer 4

Canter and Heritage gathered research support for the smallest space analysis using 66 cases.

Lundigarn gathered evidence for geographical consent using 120 U.S. cases, creating a centre of gravity.

Question 5

2 weaknesses of this theory?

Answer 5

Investigative psychology will tell us little about crimes that have few links and remain unsolved.

It’s only 75% lead to offenders.