Criminal Profiling

Question 0

Criminal profiling includes…. X3

Answer 0

• physiological characteristics
• psychological characteristics
• general information

Question 1

Criminal Profile:

Answer 1

A criminal profile is the overall portrait or ‘picture’ of a likely offender

Question 2

Physiological characteristics:

Answer 2

• age
• gender
• race
• body build
• left or right handed

Question 3

Psychological characteristics:

Answer 3

• intelligence level

- personality characteristics

Question 4

General information:

Answer 4

• employment status
• socioeconomic status (wealthy or poor)
• marital status (single or married)
• clothing preferences
• type of vehicle they own

Question 5

Signature aspect:

Answer 5

Represents the emotional or psychological needs that the offender satisfies when committing an offence. The motivation
-eg. Out of anger or to experience pleasure

Question 6

Signature behaviours:

Answer 6

Are those acts committed by an offender that are not necessary to complete the crime, but which the offender must do to satisfy him or herself

Question 7

3 different criminal profiling methods

Answer 7

• FBI: crime scene analysis
• UK’s: investigative psychology
• Brent Turvey: Behavioural evidence analysis

Question 8

Behavioural evidence analysis (BEA)

Answer 8

Step 1: analyse the equivocal forensic evidence
Step 2: analyse victims characteristics (victimology)
Step 3: analyse crime scene characteristics
Step 4: develop criminal profile
Step 5: the apprehension

Question 9

When is criminal profiling used?

Answer 9

• help police identify potential suspects

- narrow down list of subjects

Question 10

Offender signature: (calling card)

Answer 10

• pattern of distinctive behaviours that are characteristics of offenders emotional and psychological needs
• the assumption is that the offenders behaviours at the crime scene reflect something about them as a person
• ‘psychological fingerprint’ which gives clues to their identity