PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Geographic Profiling, Offender Profiling, David Canter
4 Nov 2016
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Where does "criminal profiling" fit in the field of psychology. Investigative psychology: scientific discipline concerned with the psychological principles, theories and empirical findings that mat be applied to investigations and the legal process. He took what he knew about human behaviour and drew some pretty accurate conclusions. Crime scene behaviour refers to activity that the offender engages in prior to, during, and following the perpetration of an offense. Crime scene analysis then, is the examination and consolidation of the behaviour in order to gain information about the offence and/or offender. A technique for identifying the major personality and behavioral characteristics of an individual based upon an analysis of the crimes he or she has committed. Typically used in cases involving violent crimes, through also fro robbery, arson, and burglary. profiling jack the ripper - profiling was not successful: 1888, whitechapel, london, dr. george phillips. profiling the mad bomber - profiling was successful: 1940, new york, new york, dr. james brussel.
