Section 7 Flashcards
Step one in identification is to do what?
Develop a suspect
If their was a witness who saw the crime who is it most commonly?
The victim
The ________ can describe to you what the offender looked like. Rough age, height, race, gender, and all these things that witnesses can provide.
Victim
Are witness descriptions always correct?
No
A vehicle description is important in developing a suspect. True or False
True
Was it dark or light, what was the color, was it a car, truck, or suv? All of these are examples of what ?
Vehicle descriptions
Not only is a vehicle description useful so is their?
License plate
In the 21st century, where everyone has a ____ ________ _______ in their pocket it is helpful in determining who committed the crime.
cell phone camera
Surveillance video’s can be useful when developing a suspect. True or False
True
Information from witnesses or people who are aware of who has the ______ or the ___________ to commit the crime.
Motive
opportunity
Example, if a store gets robbed overnight but there is no evidence of a forced break in the owner of the store can tell you what?
Who had the opportunity to commit the crime
Having a key to a store that has been broken into without forced entry could mean that you had the motive or the opportunity to commit the crime. True or False
True
If there is a person who commits crime in a relatively unique way. What does this refer to?
information on MO
Relooking at cases to see if someone else had a similar MO is important in developing a suspect. True or false
True
Pictures that can help you find the suspect are what ?
Composite drawings
Conflicting reports about how well this works. Famous case with Con Edison bomber where they used a _____ _____ to predict and narrow down the suspect pool and the profile ended up being accurate.
Psychological profile
There are times when _________ ________ are not accurate at all when they find the person.
Psychological profile
People tend to commit crime in certain patterns and ways depending on where they live and work and their socioeconomic status as well their race. All of these things dictate where we go and what we do and it applies to criminals as well. This refers to what?
Geographic profile
If we know when and where crimes are happening and we think it is the same person we can put together a _________ ________ to determine where they live, work, and spend a lot of time.
Geographic profile