Forensics Flashcards
What are the four stages of the American approach?
Data assimilation
Crime scene classification
Crime reconstruction
Profile generation
What is a crime?
A wrong to society involving the breach of a legal rule.
Outline and describe the first stage of the American approach
Data assimilation
Look at all the data
Outline and describe the second stage of the American approach
Crime scene classification
Classify into organised or disorganised
Outline and describe the third stage of the American approach
Crime reconstruction
Go through the crime sequence of events
Outline and describe the final stage of the American approach
Profile generation
Make the profile
What are the five stages of the British approach
Interpersonal coherence Significance of time and place Criminal characteristics Criminal career Forensic awareness
Outline and describe the first stage of the British approach
Interpersonal coherence
The offender believes their actions are normal
Outline and describe the second stage of the British approach
Significance of time and place
They want control so pick the time and place carefully
Outline and describe the third stage of the British approach
Criminal characteristics
Analysis to establish a pattern
Outline and describe the fourth stage of the British approach
Criminal career
Increases as confidence grows
Outline and describe the final stage of the British approach
Forensic awareness
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