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Profiling Definition - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ drawing
inferences about a criminals personality, behavior,
motivation, and demographics based on crime scene
and other evidence
the creation of a profile depends on _____? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the creation of a profile depends
on judgement and instinct, you must understand the
offender and victim, and requires a series of inferential
leaps (from what to why to who)
profiles were developed by who, used for what, and
emphasize what? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ profiles were
developed by the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU)
and are used to assist investigators and most famously
applied to serial killers, they emphasize the signature
aspect of the crime, and are popular but a largely
unvalidated technique
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Famous Profiles include - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Jack the
Ripper, the Olympic bomber, and the mad bomber
Jack the Ripper - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ first suspect of a
criminal profile in 1888
Olympic Bomber - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ incorrectly
accused by criminal profile in 1996
Mad Bomber - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ detailed and
accurate profile and captured the suspect (1957), but
the part of the profile that led to the capture was not
very special
What did the profile say about the Mad Bomber, and
was it accurate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Profile said -
between 40 and 50, roman catholic, foreign-born,
single, living with brother or sister, suffering from
paranoia, president of former con-edison worker, will
be wearing a double breasted suit, buttoned
Was it accurate - he was single, unemployed, 54,
former con-edison employee who was living with 2 older
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sisters, and at arrest, he changed clothes into a double
breasted suit, buttoned
What are the 3 main myths about psychopaths? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ They can't be treated, they are all
violent, usually psychopathic.
Which translates to - they can be treated, not all of
them are violent, and they are not usually psychotic
Characteristics of a serial killer - male killers (females
don't tend to fit general pattern of male killers) -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Research-based list of recurring
patterns
- white male with average intelligence
- impaired rational thinking from brain injury
- childhood maladjustment, often animal cruelty
- domination of victim and drug use before killing them
- preference for victim type
- obsession with violent pornography
NOTE* no characteristics list describes every serial killer!
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characteristics of female killers - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
seeks out powerless victims (children, elderly)
- more likely to include family members
- motivated by money
Are organized/disorganized typically accurate? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ No, they are typically not
accurate and normally a mix of both
Organized murderer characteristics - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ - carefully select, stalk, and plan
- hides bodies
- demonstrates patience and self-control
- uses more elaborate rituals
disorganized murderer characteristics - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ - more likely to use available weapons
- leaves weapons at crime scene
- uses dead body for sexual purposes
Holmes and Holmes 2010 provides 4 more
differentiated classification types of killers. What are
GFACT exam, GFACT certification 2025,
cybersecurity fundamentals, GIAC GFACT
questions, information security exam, GFACT
practice test, verified answers
Profiling Definition - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ drawing
inferences about a criminals personality, behavior,
motivation, and demographics based on crime scene
and other evidence
the creation of a profile depends on _____? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the creation of a profile depends
on judgement and instinct, you must understand the
offender and victim, and requires a series of inferential
leaps (from what to why to who)
profiles were developed by who, used for what, and
emphasize what? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ profiles were
developed by the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU)
and are used to assist investigators and most famously
applied to serial killers, they emphasize the signature
aspect of the crime, and are popular but a largely
unvalidated technique
,2|Page
Famous Profiles include - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Jack the
Ripper, the Olympic bomber, and the mad bomber
Jack the Ripper - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ first suspect of a
criminal profile in 1888
Olympic Bomber - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ incorrectly
accused by criminal profile in 1996
Mad Bomber - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ detailed and
accurate profile and captured the suspect (1957), but
the part of the profile that led to the capture was not
very special
What did the profile say about the Mad Bomber, and
was it accurate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Profile said -
between 40 and 50, roman catholic, foreign-born,
single, living with brother or sister, suffering from
paranoia, president of former con-edison worker, will
be wearing a double breasted suit, buttoned
Was it accurate - he was single, unemployed, 54,
former con-edison employee who was living with 2 older
,3|Page
sisters, and at arrest, he changed clothes into a double
breasted suit, buttoned
What are the 3 main myths about psychopaths? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ They can't be treated, they are all
violent, usually psychopathic.
Which translates to - they can be treated, not all of
them are violent, and they are not usually psychotic
Characteristics of a serial killer - male killers (females
don't tend to fit general pattern of male killers) -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Research-based list of recurring
patterns
- white male with average intelligence
- impaired rational thinking from brain injury
- childhood maladjustment, often animal cruelty
- domination of victim and drug use before killing them
- preference for victim type
- obsession with violent pornography
NOTE* no characteristics list describes every serial killer!
, 4|Page
characteristics of female killers - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
seeks out powerless victims (children, elderly)
- more likely to include family members
- motivated by money
Are organized/disorganized typically accurate? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ No, they are typically not
accurate and normally a mix of both
Organized murderer characteristics - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ - carefully select, stalk, and plan
- hides bodies
- demonstrates patience and self-control
- uses more elaborate rituals
disorganized murderer characteristics - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ - more likely to use available weapons
- leaves weapons at crime scene
- uses dead body for sexual purposes
Holmes and Holmes 2010 provides 4 more
differentiated classification types of killers. What are
