Offender profiling: bottom-up approach

Question 1

bottom up profiling

Answer 1

profile is generated by making influences from systematic analysis of evidence at the crime scene using knowledge of psychological theories and statistical analysis

Question 2

types of bottom up profiling

Answer 2

investigative psychology
geographical profiling

Question 3

investigative psychology - david canter

Answer 3

interpersonal coherence
smallest space analysis
forensic awareness

Question 4

interpersonal coherence

Answer 4

assumes that offenders will not change their typical behaviour whilst committing a crime
you can learn about who they are with how they interact with their victim

Question 5

smallest space analysis

Answer 5

a database is built which enables police to find common patterns in crimes which provides offender characteristics

Question 6

Forensic awareness

Answer 6

offenders knowledge of the criminal justice system eg. covering tracks due to knowledge of evidence

Question 7

Geographical profiling

Answer 7

crime mapping used to link local crime statistics, local transport and the geographical spread to make inferences about the likely home or operational base of the offender