Key Terms Forensics

Question 1

Official stats

Victim survey

Answer 1

1. ) Part of forensic stats based on number of crimes reported and then recorded by police. Can be used by police to work on crime prevention strategies.
2. )A questionnaire given to sample of people asking crimes had happened too them over period of time and whether or not they had been reported too the police.

Question 2

Offender surveys

Organised offender

Answer 2

1. ) A self report measure relying on offenders recording honestly the the number and types of crimes they carried out in specified time period
2. ) somebody shows evidence of planning, targets a victim , has higher than average IQ, is socially and sexually competent and doesn’t appear weird or stand out

Question 3

Disorganised offender

Investigative psychology

Answer 3

Somebody who shows little evidence of planning, leaves cues, lower than average intelligence and is socially and sexually incompetent.

Type of bottom up profiling that matches evidence from crime scene with statistical analysis of typical offender behaviour based on psychological theory

Question 4

Interpersonal coherence:

Geographical profiling

Answer 4

Interpersonal coherence suggests their is a consistency in way offenders interact with their victims and those in everyday life eg. Behaviour of a rapist after race crime may show how they act to women in everyday life

Geographical profiling is type of bottom up approach based on spatial consistency where their geographical base and location of future crimes may be revealed by location of previous crimes

Question 5

Circle theory

Answer 5

Suggests crimes will form circle around where the person lives with will be more evident the more crimes. From this can you can infer more such as transport, age etc. Two types =marauder acting close too home and commuter who travels distance from home or residence