PSYCH 3CC3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Arthur Conan Doyle, Serial Killer, Offender Profiling
22 Apr 2019
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1842 - edgar allen poe: the father of the mystery murder, "murders in the rue morgue" 1887 - arthur conan doyle: sherlock holmes "a study in scarlet" 1888 - dr. thomas bond: profile of jack the ripper. Challenges of profiling: turning crime scene info into description of offender, personality tests can"t do this, unscientific - intuition, experience, not well evaluated - utility unclear. Basic assumptions of profiling: behavioral consistency - offenders behave similarly across offenses. Compared similarity of offenders with similar case types: homology assumption violated in 56% of arson types and 67% of robbery types. 1956 - profile of new york bomber: george metesky was brought it and he was wearing a double-breasted jacket just like. Brussel said he would have one in his criminal profile. There are many characters in movies that are based on him: agent jack crawford in the silence of the lambs, agent david rossi - criminal minds.
