Top Down Approach

Question 1

What’s the top down approach

Answer 1

Relies on intuition and beliefs of the profiler

An analysis of previous crime scenes creates a profile for a likely offender

Question 2

6 stages of the top down approach

Answer 2

Profiling inputs 
Decision process models
Crime classification 
Criminal profile 
Crime assessment 
Apprehension

Question 3

Bottom up approach

Answer 3

Statistical techniques are used to produce predictions about the likely characteristics of an offender

Question 4

Investigative psychology in the bottom down approach

Answer 4

Interpersonal coherence
Forensic awareness
Smallest space analysis

Question 5

Geographical profiling in the bottom up approach

Answer 5

Circle theory
Analyses the spatial relationship between different crime scenes and how they might relate to an offenders place of residence

Question 6

What is a marauder and what is a commuter

Answer 6

Marauder is close to the crime scene

Commuter travels to another area to commit a crime

Question 7

Atavistic form?

Answer 7

Suggested offenders were genetic throwbacks, a primitive sub species not fully evolved