Flashcards in Bottom up approach Deck (8)
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1
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bottom up approach
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- generate picture of offender from evidence - likely characteristics, social background
- profile is data driven and emerges as investigator engages
2
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investigative psychology
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- aims to establish patterns of behaviour that are likely to occur across crime scenes
- data and details of crime can be matched across crime scenes - series of offences could be linked
3
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interpersonal coherence
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- the way an offender acts at the crime scene
- how they interact with the victim
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forensic awareness
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- individuals who have been subject of police investigations before
- behaviour suggest how mindful offender was at covering tracks
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Geographical profiling
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- uses information about location of linked crime scenes to make inferences about likely home or operational base of an offender
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Marauder
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someone who operates in close proximity to home base
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commuter
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someone who is likely to have travelled a distance away from usual residence
8
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evaluation
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+ evidence - 66 sexual assaults - consistent pattern of behaviour
+ evidence for geographical profiling - 120 US serial killer cases, place where bodies left created a circle of gravity pointing to home base
- Geographical information insufficient - recording of crime inaccurate, age and experience matter
