PSYCH 297R Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Eric Rudolph, Richard Jewell, Offender Profiling
26 Feb 2019
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Profiling: process of drawing inferences about a criminal"s personality, behavior, motivation, and demographic characteristics based on crime scenes and other evidence. Techniques were pioneered by the fbi"s behavioral science unit. Profilers analyze the crime scenes, gather info about victims, and study both police and autopsy reports. Profiles provide leads for police and help focus the efforts of investigators. Signature: distinctive, personal feature of crime that presumably reveals the killer"s personality. Process requires a series of inferential leaps (what to why to who) Great physical strength, great coolness/daring, quiet, middle aged, respectably dressed, cloak, w/o regular occupation. Single, white, middle-class male, intense interest in police work. Originally charged richard jewell but fbi later uncovered no evidence linking jewell to the bombing. 1998- fbi finally charged eric rudolph who was wanted for bombing 2 abortion clinics in 2 states. Plantings of bombs in various locations across nyc. Between 40-50, roman catholic, foreign born, single, progressive paranoia, former con edison worker, double-breasted suit.
