WK5 Profiling

statistical combination results of two or more seperate studies

crime scene analysis to assist in the detection, apprehension of offenders by drawing inferences about them from information at the crime scene

profile rules out an offender type that turns out to be correct

profile suggests an offender type that tursn out to be wrong

predicts profile of likely non-offender that doesn’t decsribe offender

predicts profile of likely offender and tursn out to describe offender

psycholoical profile based on psychological thepry and clinical experience

fitting crime to known offender types

building profile from actuarial crime data

examines movement patterns associated with the crime, to provide location of offenders residence or place of work

crime is the result of unresolved psychic tensions. emphasis on relationship with mother

in love with mother, see’s father as competition

commits crime to recieve punishment

regress to earlier developmental stage

based on assumption that personality traits result in consistent patterns of behaviour

engages in masturbatory fantasies about victim, sadistic urges where primary aim is to kill

commits agressive but controlled murder, kills to navoid detection

aggressive, uncontrolled murder. humiliation of victim with sexual theme. no prior intention to kill but responds to some action with violence

sexually motivated, sexually triggered and grievance motivated

data assimilation, crime scene classification, profile generation, crime reconstruction

the steps and actions taken by offenders to commit crime

distinctive features of crime that reflect characteristics of offenders

starts with big picture, fitting cases to an existing typology

starts with small details to build big picture, acuatarial methods