Disorganised & Organised Offenders

Question 1

Victims

Answer 1

Organised - wives and gfs safe, kills other specific type of women
Disorganised - anybody, poor relations with women in general, victims usually live alone

Question 2

Crime scene

Answer 2

Organised - stages and body transported
Disorganised - not staged and body left at scene + can be messy

Question 3

Weapon

Answer 3

Organised - carry weapon with them, & take them away after the crime
Disorganised- uses weapon of opportunity frenzied attack, often depersonalises the victim, ie turn them on their stomachs

Question 4

Childhood

Answer 4

Organised - troublemaker at school
Disorganised - classmates won’t remember

Question 5

Personality

Answer 5

Organised - externalise anger, often attractive, confident, intelligent, good verbal skills, history of problems with authority
Disorganised - internalise anger, physically ugly, low self esteem, not very articulate, previous suicide attempts

Question 6

Relationships with women

Answer 6

Organised - talks to women + fairly controlled
Disorganised - doesn’t often talk to women

Question 7

Place of residence

Answer 7

Organised - lives some distance from the crime (except usually the first as it’s close to home and more comfortable) + usually live with a woman
Disorganised - kills where there’s familiarity + lives alone

Question 8

Pre-offence

Answer 8

Organised - may be due to break-up or job loss
Disorganised - low self esteem comes on victim of opportunity

Question 9

Publicity

Answer 9

Organised - interest in media reports of crime + tried to get involved with the investigation
Disorganised - no interest in media reports of crime