Victimology & Crime Scene Characteristics

Question 1

Purpose of Victimology

Answer 1

Defines and narrows the suspect pool and predicts future victims in serial cases

Question 2

Exposure Analysis

Answer 2

Studies the extent of the victim-offender relationship

Question 3

Victim Exposure

Answer 3

The amount of contact or vulnerability to harmful elements experienced by the victim labeled as low, medium, high, or extreme

Question 4

Victim Lifestyle Exposure

Answer 4

Frequency of potentially harmful elements experienced by the victim, resulting from the victim’s usual environmental habits

Question 5

Victim Situational Exposure/Victim Incident Exposure

Answer 5

Amount of actual exposure or vulnerability to harmful elements resulting from the environment and the victim’s personal traits at the time of victimization

Question 6

Information needed to develop a BEA profile

Answer 6

Forensic analysis of physical evidence
Victimology
Crime scene analysis

Question 7

What does MO stand for?

Answer 7

Modus Operandi or Mode of Operation

Question 8

MO

Answer 8

What the offender had to do to successfully complete the offense; learned behavior that is continuously evolved to meet the demands of the crime

Question 9

Factors that shape the MO:

Answer 9

Professional experience
Media
Offender mood and substance abuse
Criminal experience
Prior imprisonment

Question 10

Crime Scene Characteristics Examples

Answer 10

Location type
Crime scene type
Method of Approach
Victim Response
Staging
Undoing
Point of Contact
Precautionary Acts