Review Chapter 5, of the course text, and the other Learning Resources this week. Consider your
current understanding of criminal behavioral profiling.
Review the Understanding Executive Dysfunction media, and then consider what constitutes
executive dysfunction and what types of behavior to look out for when profiling.
Review the Fire Setting A Case Study interactive media program, and then use this case study to
complete the Discussion.
Post responses to the following, based on the “Fire Setting: A Case Study” interactive media program:
Select two of the following factors, and then explain how each may have played a role in the
crime committed:
o Executive Dysfunction History
o Extensive Early Childhood Trauma History
o Dysregulated Attachment Patterns
o Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Issues
o Family Instability
A. Executive Dysfunction History and its Role in the Crime
Executive dysfunction refers to impairments in cognitive processes that
regulate behaviors, emotions, and goal-directed activities. Individuals
with executive dysfunction may experience difficulties with impulse
control, planning, decision-making, and emotional regulation, which can
directly contribute to criminal behaviors such as fire setting. For example,
current understanding of criminal behavioral profiling.
Review the Understanding Executive Dysfunction media, and then consider what constitutes
executive dysfunction and what types of behavior to look out for when profiling.
Review the Fire Setting A Case Study interactive media program, and then use this case study to
complete the Discussion.
Post responses to the following, based on the “Fire Setting: A Case Study” interactive media program:
Select two of the following factors, and then explain how each may have played a role in the
crime committed:
o Executive Dysfunction History
o Extensive Early Childhood Trauma History
o Dysregulated Attachment Patterns
o Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Issues
o Family Instability
A. Executive Dysfunction History and its Role in the Crime
Executive dysfunction refers to impairments in cognitive processes that
regulate behaviors, emotions, and goal-directed activities. Individuals
with executive dysfunction may experience difficulties with impulse
control, planning, decision-making, and emotional regulation, which can
directly contribute to criminal behaviors such as fire setting. For example,
