PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Horoscope, Arson, Serial Killer
5 Nov 2020
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Hicks and sales (2006): critique of non-scientific models through misuse of typologies: models lack goals and standards. Some list no specific goals for profiling. Some see benefits to interrogation and/or trial strategy. Disagree on crimes suitable for profiling: all agree on rape, sexual murder, most include serial murder, arson, some include threats, hostage-taking, turvey includes internet crime. No standards to evaluate success of profiling: unclear terms and definitions. Modus operandi defined differently: sometimes fixed, sometimes changes from crime to crime: the m. o: offender"s way of working / operating, means different things in different systems. Definition of signature" unclear: misues of typologies. Inappropriate use of typologies: offender may fall into several; fail to meet full criteria for any. Inconsistency within typologies: ex: h&h use pedophile and child molester both as synonyms and as different. Overlapping categories: many categories, same characteristics (e. g. , single male, use of weapons, etc. )
