Forensic Psychology and Serial Killers

The FBI classifies a serial killer as someone with -

• 3 victims back to back

• 4 or more victims in one location

• 3 victims with a cooling off period

• more than 1 victim at more than 1 location

The FBI classifies a spree killer as someone with -

• 3 victims back to back

• 4 or more victims in one location

• 3 victims with a cooling off period

• more than 1 victim at more than 1 location

Which of the following is something unusual or specific the criminal does or leaves behind at the crime scene?

• modus operandi

• Signature

• Profile pattern

• Decision process model

What type of killer kills 4 or more people in one location with no cooling down time?

• serial

• mass

• triple homicide

• spree

The principle that a crime must be proven to have been committed before a person can be convicted of the crime

• modus operandi

• corpus delicti

• signature

• staging

The operating technique of the offender

• corpus delicti

• signature

• modus operandi

• staging

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a disorganized offender?

• crime committed out of rage or passion

• spontaneous offense

• sloppy crime scene

• body hidden

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an organized offender?

• Murder weapon left at the scene

• Crime committed out of need for control

• Body hidden

• Planned offense

Which is NOT a characteristic of an "organized" offender?

• probably has a live-in relationship with someone

• meticulous

• chooses victims randomly

• older child in a family

Which s NOT a characteristic of an "unorganized" offender?

• low in their family birth order

• remained detached during the crime

• lives alone

• adequate