CRIM 454 Lecture 4: CRIM 454
5 Feb 2019
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Term that was first coined by profiler john douglas; This term was developed to help profilers distinguishing offender behaviours that suggest psychological needs and themes, from offender behaviours that are part of their mo; Signature is used in theory to describe behaviours committed by an offender that serves their psychological and emotional needs (geberth, 1996); The specific etiology of offender signature has been described as an offender"s fantasies that are progressive in nature, and contribute to thoughts of committing violent or predatory behaviour (keppel, 1995) As an offender"s fantasy behaviour develops over time, so does the need to live out those fantasies; . When a violent or predatory fantasy is subsequently acted out, the act itself fuels the fantasy in the mind of the offender and causes it to evolve . This process is complimentary, and can facilitate the evolution of fantasy, signature behaviours, and signature aspect over time.
