Deck 22: Serial Crime

Question 1

Criminal profilers and criminal profiles do not typically solve cases. They inform investigative processes and decisions that lead detectives to suspects.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A man who rapes women to demonstrate his strength, virulence, and masculinity to other men is an example of what type of rapist?
a. Uniting
b. Dividing
c. Power
d. Anger

Answer 2

Uniting

Question 3

Investigators are responsible for holding information back from the media for which of the following reasons?
a. To prevent offenders from understanding investigative efforts
b. To prevent offenders from altering heir MOs
c. To screen copycats and those who give false confessions
d. All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

The term serial killer was developed by FB profilers to assist with the allocation of investigative resources.

Question 5

Which of the following is a precondition that must be met before a sex crime can occur?
a. The offender must be motivated to commit the offense
b. The offender must have some strategy for overcoming their internal inhibitions
c. The offender must be able to overcome any external constraints and gain access to the victim
d. All of the above

Question 6

An offender who rapes white women to send a message to white men is an example of what type of rapist?
a. Uniting
b. Dividing
c. Power
d. Anger

Question 7

It is the type of crime committed that defines the existence of a series.

Question 8

Good suspects are most commonly brought to light in a serial investigation via which of the following mechanisms?
a. A confession
b. The identification of an offender by a witness to the crime
c. The routine stopping of an offender for a minor violation
d. All of the above

Question 9

Disposing a body in water to wash away evidence is an example of what type of disposal site?
a. Precautionary aspect
b. Remorse aspect
c. Arranged aspect
d. Preselected aspect

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding the cooling-off period of serial offenders?
a. It is a psychological component
b. It refers to the interval during which the offenders disconnect themselves from the behaviors and motives that led to homicidal behavior
c. It does not refer to the entire time between offenses, only the time it takes to psychologically extract and reintegrate
d. All of the above

Question 11

Many serial offenders commit crimes of multiple types in the course of a criminal season or career.

Question 12

Most rape victims are victims of angry, sadistic rapists.

Question 13

Behaviors that attempt to "undo" the homicide are often associated with what type of disposal site?
a. Precautionary aspect
b. Remorse aspect
c. Arranged aspect
d. Preselected aspect

Question 14

A preselected aspect refers to a disposal site where an offender has gone to some effort to destroy evidence or otherwise hamper the investigative effort.

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding the offender's departure strategy?
a. It may reveal where the offender intends to go after the offense
b. It may reveal the offender's personal schedule
c. It may reveal how concerned the offender is that the victim might recognize him or her at a later date
d. All of the above

Question 16

A husband who rapes in order to assert control over his wife who is defying his command is an example of what type of rapist?
a. Uniting
b. Dividing
c. Power
d. Anger

Question 17

An arranged aspect refers to a disposal site where an offender has arranged the body and the scene in order to serve ritual or fantasy purposes.

Question 18

To help develop competent investigative strategies for the successful identification and apprehension of serial offenders, which of the following should be examined in each case?
a. How and why a serial offender selects a particular victim
b. How and why an offender chooses to leave behind living victims after an attack is concluded
c. How and why an offender chooses to leave behind deceased victims in the disposal site
d. All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the motives discussed by Barker?
a. Sex and lovemaking
b. Sex and shoplifting
c. Power
d. Profit

Question 20

Serial rapists are successful because law enforcement fails to connect their crimes and fails to identify and apprehend them before multiple offenses have been committed.

Question 21

Define the term serial homicide. What distinguishes a serial homicide from a spree killing? Explain.

Question 22

Define the term serial rapist. What 4 preconditions must exist before any sex crime can occur?

Question 23

Serial bombing refers to one or more related cases involving the use of explosives.

Question 24

Explain the importance of the disposal site when evaluating serial behavior. List 3 types of disposal sites and provide an example of each.

Question 25

A cooling-off period refers to the interval during which offenders psychologically disconnect, separate, or compartmentalize themselves from the behaviors and motives that led to or culminated in homicidal behavior and then reintegrate back into their noncriminal lives and activities.