PSC 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Consolidated Edison, George Metesky, Oedipus Complex
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Psc 153 lecture 5 profiling and criminal behavior. The process of drawing inferences about a criminal"s personality, behavior, motivation, and demographic characteristics based on crime scenes and other available evidence. To provide leads for investigators (look for type of person, ignore others) To help set a trap for the criminal. To suggest topics to explore during interrogation. Pioneered by fbi"s behavioral science unit used in north america and europe. Analyze crime scene, information about victim(s), police reports to identify signature of the crime . Thought to reveal why crime was committed. Profilers attempt to go from what? (crime scene) to why? (signature, motivation) to. According to john douglas (fbi agent who co-developed profiling system): Judgment should be based in instinct, rather than analysis of facts. Crucial to get into the mind of criminal and victim. Proper example of profiling jack the ripper case (london, 1888) Unsolved murders of at least 5 prostitutes who were strangled and mutilated in the street.
