Criminal Profiling and Serial Killers

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Planned, victim targeted, little evidence, weapon is taken, body is moved, restraints used, controlled crime scene, controlled conversation, submissive victims, personalizes the victims

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Organized Killer

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Characteristics may included spontaneous, victim unknown, depersonalized victim, minimal conversation, chaotic crime scene, sudden violence, sex after death, victim not moved, weapon and evidence left. What type of offender does this describe?

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Disorganized Offender

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What is Modus Operandi?

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The method of operation (how they kill)

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Planned, victim targeted, little evidence, weapon is taken, body is moved, aggressive acts, restrains used, controlled crime scene, controlled conversations, submissive victims, personalizes the victim.

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Organized Offender

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Characteristics may include: highly intelligent, socially adept, sexually competent, lives with partner, high birth order status, inconsistent discipline during childhood, situational stress, charming, mobile, follows crime in media

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Organized Offender

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If a killer: Kills 3 or more people over a period a month, has a cooling off period between murders, uses time to unwind and come down from "killing high", has motivation usually on psychological gratification, rarely displays rational motive, commits murders that appear unconnected and the victim is usually a stranger, this killer would be called...

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Serial Killer

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If a killer has below average intelligence, socially inadequate, sexually incompetent, works at unskilled labor, low birth status, received harsh discipline, has an anxious mood, stress is not a factor in committing a crime, lives alone, poor personal hygiene, not interested in social media, nocturnal, significant behavioral changes after a crime, what type of offender is this? Options: Missionary Killer, Organized Offender, Disorganized Offender, Visionary Killer

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Disorganized Offender

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Which of the following is an example of a signature at a crime scene? Options: Drawing a smiley face on each victim, Only killing blonds, Strangling Victim, Killing at night

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Drawing a smiley face on each victim

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Unusual characteristics of a murder that are repeated at several crime scenes and serve to satisfy the emotional and psychological needs of the offender and usually define the theme of the crime. It stays roughly the same throughout each crime scene.

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Signature

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There is no overlap between typologies for serial killers. They fall into one category exactly.

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False