Characteristics of Criminal Behaviour

Question 1

Characteristics of an organised criminal

Answer 1

-crime scene will reflect both planning and control and leave little forensic evidence
-criminal would bring restraints and weapons
-higher or above average intelligence
-employed
-own their own transport
-high birth order status
-more social competence
-live with their partner

Question 2

Characteristics of a disorganised criminal

Answer 2

-crime scene will reflect a lack of planning and control and leave a lot of forensic evidence
-criminal will use any weapon found at crime scene
-lower levels of intelligence
-unemployed
-not own their own transport
-lower birth order status
-less social competence
-live alone

Question 3

What did Holmes and Holmes find about the characteristics of serial killers in 2002

Answer 3

-white
-male
-between the ages of 25-34
-Intelligent or at least street smart
-considered to be charming or charismatic

Question 4

What four distinct subtypes of serial killers did they find?

Answer 4

1. Visionary
2. Mission
3. Hedonistic
4. Power Control

Question 5

Visionary

Answer 5

Likely to kill when they suffer from psychotic breaks and declared as insane/incompetent to withstand trial. Usually kill quickly

Question 6

Mission

Answer 6

Kills to get rid the world of people perceived as undesirable. Display an organised typology.

Question 7

Hedonistic

Answer 7

Kills for personal gain e.g money or pleasure. Hedonistic comfort category of killers are more likely to be female. Move around geographically therefore, harder to catch

Question 8

Power Control

Answer 8

Kills to gain and exert power over their victim. may have a strong compulsion to strangle.

Question 9

What did the National Fraud Authority note in 2009 about the characteristics of fraudsters?

Answer 9

many fraudsters demonstrated characteristics similar to entrepreneurs specifically ‘risk taking, the need to achieve, the need to be the locus of control, over optimism and the desire for autonomy.’ Leading to the creation of the term scampreneur

Question 10

What did the KPMG investigate?

Answer 10

forensic professionals investigated f cases of fraud perpetrated by 750 fraudsters from over 81 countries between March 2013 and August 2015 and concluded characteristics of typical fraudsters

Question 11

List some ‘typical fraudster characteristics’

Answer 11

-79% male
-35% hold executive/director level position
-62% likely to have colluded with others
-60% motivated by personal gain
-69% between ages 36-55
-65% a threat within the company

Question 12

Provide an example of how crime has been influenced by cultural and historical factors.

Answer 12

Homosexuality was illegal in the Uk until 1967 (Sexual Offences Act 1967) and still remains illegal in many African and Asian countries and can be punished by the death penalty (cultural and historic difference.)