Criminal Profiling

Goals of criminal profiling

• provide social and psychological assessment of offender

• Narrow down suspects in investigation

• provide interview suggestions & strategies

• None of the above

A victim is

• Person that witnessed the crime

• Person that committed the crime

• person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime

• Person that interviews people who commit crimes

Eye color is an example of a demographic characteristic

• True

• False

Height is an example of a demographic characteristic

• True

• False

Example(s) of evidence

• Fingerprints

• Hair and Fibers

• Weapons

• camera and surveillance photos

Family dispute is an example of intent and motive

• True

• False

criminal profiling is typically used in

• All cases

• Not used

• Serial offender cases

• High crime cases

By assessing the victim we can determine

• Potential suspects

• linking suspect to victim

• why they would be a target

• Where they were located when the crime took place

collecting as much information from crime scene and victim as possible is the decision process model step

• True

• False

Input is collecting as much information from crime scene and victim as possible

• True

• False