PSY 300 Week 12-Behavioural and Geographic Profiling
Questions With Complete Solutions
Advantages of Crime Linkage Correct Answers -sex crimes for
example
-notoriously hard to prosecute
-he said, she said
-victim credibility ( and social framework testimony) can be
pivotal to successful prosecution
-BUT, with crime linkage, and offender can be prosectued for a
seres of offences
-each victim gains credibility
Behaviour reflects personally! Correct Answers -actions before,
during and after crime
-look at what offender chose to do and what he chose not to do
-behavioural fingerprint -psychosexual need their fantasy how
we can tell these criminals apart
-signature
-what did he do that he did not have to?
Behavioural Distinctiveness Correct Answers In addition to
being relatively consistent in their crimes there is also an
assumption about distinctiveness
The principle that offenders commit their crimes in
That is, intra-individual behavioural variation will be less than
inter-individual behavioural variation
, Buffer zone where you hang out/recreation Correct Answers
Target areas will be outside of these zones most likely spots
people live, this spot doesn't have any houses lets take them out.
Residential zone, suspects live in this area? Talk to them first
-jeoprady service
Red areas most likely for the offender to live, purple is least
likely
Considerations Correct Answers making sure the crimes are
linked
-identify behaviours displayed at each crime scene
-identify behaviours that are common, consider how they may
differ
-when repeated behaviours are identified
-what do you think we need next?
-What are the BASELINES?
-how rare are these behaviours?
-need stats on how often a given behaviour is displayed by all
offenders.
-If the behaviour is relatively rare and its occurs across all
offences in the potential series, you can be more confident that
these crimes were committed b the same offender
Crime Linkage Correct Answers -deals in probabilities no
certainties or predictions
Underlying assumptions:
Homology
Consistency
Distinctiveness
Questions With Complete Solutions
Advantages of Crime Linkage Correct Answers -sex crimes for
example
-notoriously hard to prosecute
-he said, she said
-victim credibility ( and social framework testimony) can be
pivotal to successful prosecution
-BUT, with crime linkage, and offender can be prosectued for a
seres of offences
-each victim gains credibility
Behaviour reflects personally! Correct Answers -actions before,
during and after crime
-look at what offender chose to do and what he chose not to do
-behavioural fingerprint -psychosexual need their fantasy how
we can tell these criminals apart
-signature
-what did he do that he did not have to?
Behavioural Distinctiveness Correct Answers In addition to
being relatively consistent in their crimes there is also an
assumption about distinctiveness
The principle that offenders commit their crimes in
That is, intra-individual behavioural variation will be less than
inter-individual behavioural variation
, Buffer zone where you hang out/recreation Correct Answers
Target areas will be outside of these zones most likely spots
people live, this spot doesn't have any houses lets take them out.
Residential zone, suspects live in this area? Talk to them first
-jeoprady service
Red areas most likely for the offender to live, purple is least
likely
Considerations Correct Answers making sure the crimes are
linked
-identify behaviours displayed at each crime scene
-identify behaviours that are common, consider how they may
differ
-when repeated behaviours are identified
-what do you think we need next?
-What are the BASELINES?
-how rare are these behaviours?
-need stats on how often a given behaviour is displayed by all
offenders.
-If the behaviour is relatively rare and its occurs across all
offences in the potential series, you can be more confident that
these crimes were committed b the same offender
Crime Linkage Correct Answers -deals in probabilities no
certainties or predictions
Underlying assumptions:
Homology
Consistency
Distinctiveness
