Forensic - Top-down approach - Psychology A-level AQA Exam Questions & Answers(GRADED A+)

What is the top-down approach? - ANSWER -From looking at the crime scene you work out the type of person who committed the crime What kind of approach is it (quantitative/qualitative)? - ANSWER -qualitative look at overall picture typologies What is it based on? - ANSWER -police experience and case studies explain the study of how they created the classification system: - ANSWER -interviewed 36 serial killers (Bundy/Manson) From insights gained from interview and analysis of the crime details. Combined w/ the intuition of experienced police, they created the classification system What does top and down mean? - ANSWER -Top = motives and characteristics of offender Lead to... Down = categories creating more knowledge of the crime What are some characteristics of an organised and disorganised criminal? - ANSWER -Organised = - precision - little evidence left behind (planned crime) - married/family - well educated (above average) Disorganised = - unskilled/unemployed - tend to live alone (relatively live close to the crime) - lower than average IQ - impulsive/unplanned/left clues What are 2 problems with the organised/disorganised method? - ANSWER -- subjective - not generalisable How do they construct an FBI profile? - ANSWER -1) Data assimilation