PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allen, First Story
21 Apr 2020
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Lieutenants results were brought about by the essence of the method. Analyst throws himself into the spirit of his opponent, identifies himself therewith and not unfrequently sees at a glance, the sole methods by which he may reduce into error or hurry into miscalculation. First stories appeared about 40 years after edgar allen poe"s. First story a study in scarlet 1887. Profile of jack the ripper 1888. Challenges of profiling: turning crime scene info into description of offender, personality tests can"t do this, unscientific intuition, experience, most profiling is statistics, not well evaluated utility unclear. Stage 1 profiling inputs: crime scene information, victimology, forensic information, police reports, photographs. Stage 2 decision process model: homicide type & style, primary intent, victim, offender risk, escalation risk, time, location factors. Stage 3 crime assessment: crime reconstruction, crime classification, organized/disorganized , staging, motivation, crime scene dynamics. Stage 4 criminal profile: demographics, physical characteristics, habits, beliefs & values, recommendations.
