Offender Profiling

How do investigators decide which tips to follow up on first?

• Increased patrols

• Tip prioritization

• DNA screening prioritization

• Address-based searches of police records

Which of the following is a principle of geographical profiling?

• Random selection

• Least effort

• Maximum distance

• Unpredictable behavior

Geographical profiling assumes that the location of a crime is:

• Randomly selected

• Based on least effort

• Unrelated to the offender

• Always in urban areas

In geographical profiling, "routine activity" helps to identify:

• Unusual crime locations

• Common patterns in behavior

• Random criminal acts

• Unpredictable events

The "Circle theory" in geographical profiling is used to:

• Determine random crime locations

• Identify a criminal's home base

• Predict future crime locations

• Analyze crime scene evidence

How do marauders' crimes form according to Circle Theory?

• A circle around their usual residence

• A straight line from their home

• Random patterns

• A square around their home

What is the primary difference between marauders and commuters?

• Proximity to home when committing crimes

• Type of crime committed

• Time of day crimes are committed

• Number of crimes committed

What is the significance of the area familiarity for marauders?

• They operate in areas they are familiar with

• They avoid familiar areas

• They only operate in unfamiliar areas

• They change areas frequently

What is the relationship between offenders and their usual residence in Circle Theory?

• Crimes form a circle around their residence

• Crimes are committed far from their residence

• Crimes are unrelated to their residence

• Crimes are committed only inside their residence

What is offender profiling primarily used for?

• Identifying the victim

• Providing a description of an unknown offender

• Collecting DNA samples

• Conducting surveillance