Deck 8: Behavioral Profiling

Question 1

Profiling refers to:

A) the creation of a psychological, behavioral, demographic, or geographical sketch of the types of individual likely responsible for a specific crime or series of crimes
B) an educated and logical assemblage of information about a certain type of criminal (such as serial killers or power-reassurance rapists) in order to bring an unknown offender to justice
C) a description of an individual's personality, psychopathology, and behavior based upon information gathered from a crime scene
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Profiling is best applied to __________ as it draws inferences from _________. It is most effective when the offender's behavior is indicative of _________.

A) single-victim murder; patterns; depression
B) multiple and/or serial offenses; patterns; psychopathology
C) sexual assault; blood spatter analysis; sadism
D) white collar crime; fingerprints; psychopathology

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The _________ evolves as the offender becomes a "better" criminal.

A) modus operandi
B) signature
C) staging
D) undoing

Answer 3

A

Question 4

___________ is something unique to an offender's crime(s) that s/he does for personal (psychological, sexual, etc.) gratification.

A) psychopathology
B) MO
C) signature
D) profile

Question 5

Why is it important to consider victim and offender risk?

A) this information provides insight into the type of victim the UNSUB targets
B) this information indicates how brazen the offender is
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Question 6

During the autopsy of an adult female murder victim, 28 stab wounds were noted, 15 of which were inflicted post-mortem. Seven of the wounds were to the victim's face, head, and neck. What can we infer?

A) the murder was personal and emotionally motivated
B) the victim and offender likely knew one another
C) there was overkill
D) all of the above

Question 7

Discuss the difference between staging and undoing and what each might imply about the responsible party's motives / mindset.

Question 8

Discuss the three classifications of motivation for murder (per Douglas et al., 1986) and provide an example of each.

Question 9

Identify and describe the six stages of Crime Scene Analysis.

Question 10

What is trait theory and how does it apply to the organized-disorganized classification system? Should investigations be approached strictly from a trait perspective?

Question 11

Discuss the issues inherent to the DC Sniper case and the risk of stereotyping when profiling or investigating.

Question 12

Compare and contrast the commuter and marauder models of GP.