PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Modus Operandi, Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, Offender Profiling
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Profiling is generally directed at unsolved crimes (ex. serial killings, robberies, or burglaries) The word profiling" is often avoided for a number of reasons: In mass murders, the perpetrators soon become known: 1) the activity is unregulated in the us, persons with minimum degrees or experience can call themselves profilers; (ex. attain celebrity status and appear in the media) Due to these reasons, some professionals prefer to call themselves behavioural analysts or. Investigative psychology: (coined by david canter; originated from the uk) the application of psychological research and principles to the investigation of criminal behaviour. Divided into five somewhat overlapping categories: (1) psychological profiling; (2) suspect- based profiling; (3) geographical profiling; (4) crime scene profiling; and (5) equivocal death analysis. Some of the profiling categories rely on: (1) clinical approach; (2) actuarial approach. Ex) 65 out of 100 serial killers move the body from the crime scene, the case rate would be 65%
