THE TOP DOWN APPROACH

Question 1

TDA A01

Answer 1

-pre established typology and FBI approach to assign offenders to: organised or disorganised
-profile generation steps
-organised characteristics
-disorganised characteristics
- aims of offender profiling is to reduce suspect list, investigate narrower field of enquiry and increase likelihood that the case will be solved

Question 2

A01: Profile generation steps

Answer 2

1-Crime scene classification: organised or disorganised
2-Crime reconstruction: develop hypothetical sequence of events, victim selection and behaviour at scene
3-Data Assimilation: Review all evidence, witness statements, photographs, pathology reports
4-Profile generation: Apply typology, demographic predictions, behavioural predictions

Question 3

A01: Organised characteristics

Answer 3

-Socially+sexually competent
-Show evidence of planning
-Unlikely to leave body or clues
-Have a specific type of victim

Question 4

A01: Disorganised Characteristics

Answer 4

-Socially+Sexually incompetent
-Show no evidence of planning
-Likely to leave body and clues
-Random attacks with no type
-Marauder (occur close to home)
-Live alone and unemployed

Question 5

A03

Answer 5

-Only explain crimes that have obvious, visible characteristics eg rape and sadistic murder not burgulary or middle class crimes

-Not all offenders can be organised or disorganised, Keppel and Walter (1999) study motives instead

-Supportive evidence for organised not disorganised, Canter et al (2004), study 100 murders, 39 typical traits of both types, disorganised not identified