Offender Profiling Flashcards
What is the British approach also known as and why?
Bottom up approach as they start with no pre presumptions about the criminal.
What two things does the British approach assume about offenders?
1) individuals are consistent
2) there are identifiable differences
What does the British approach mean by; interpersonal coherence, significance of time and place and forensic awareness?
Interpersonal coherence - how the crime is committed and ideas about the offenders criminal behaviour and lifestyle
Significance of time and place - location may relate to where the offender lives
Forensic awareness - if the criminal has already been spoken to by the police they may show this knowledge in their crimes
Name two things that the British approach looks at in detail (compared to the FBI approach)
1) the victim
2) the data collected is analysed in more detail
What would an organised killer be expected to act like (FBI)
To be in a well-paid, professional job and have many successful professional and personal relationships. They would appear to be a perfectly normal person. Their criminal acts normally link together in some way (same weapon, place, or victims may possess the same qualities) an organised killer would remove as much evidence from the crime scene as possible.
What would a disorganised killer be expected to be like?
Tends to be an emotional and impulsive killer. They are often opportunists and don’t extraneously select their victim. Their crimes are messy and violent. They usually make little or no attempt to hide or remove evidence from the crime scene. They tend not to have many relationships within their lives and often live alone.
Where was the FBI approach first developed, and in what decade?
The behavioural science unit
1970’s
Who were the two main people involved in the development of the FBI approach?
Douglas
Burgess
What was the FBI approach initially created with?
Researcher from family backgrounds, personalities, behaviours, crimes and motives.
What are the four stages of the FBI approach
1) data assimilation - available data is collected from many sources (photos etc)
2) crime scene classification - evidence is used to place a crime scene info a typology
3) crime reconstruction - hypotheses are developed about what the offender and victim did and the sequence of events
4) profile generation - a profile is developed which can include the offender age, gender and social class.
Who developed the British approach to profiling and who were they brought into profile?
David Canter Railway rapist (John Duffy)
