Forensics

Question 1

Offender Profiling

Answer 1

Analysing crime scenes to identify characteristics of a suspect

Question 2

Top-down Approach

Answer 2

Profiling method based on typology from USA.

Question 3

Signature Way of Working (MO)

Answer 3

Unique methods used by offenders during crimes.

Question 4

Organised Offender

Answer 4

Planned crimes, socially competent, leaves few clues.

Question 5

Disorganised Offender

Answer 5

Impulsive crimes, socially incompetent, leaves many clues.

Question 6

What is Data Assimilation in forensics

Answer 6

Gathering and analyzing crime scene evidence.

Question 7

Crime scene classification

Answer 7

catagorising crime scenes for better understanding

Question 8

Crime reconstruction

Answer 8

Recreating events based on evidence found.

Question 9

profile generation

Answer 9

creating offender profiles from analysed data

Question 10

cultural bias

Answer 10

influence of cultural perspectives on profiling accuracy

Question 11

bottom up approach

Answer 11

systematic analysis of evidence to prfile offenders

Question 12

geographical profiling

Answer 12

using location data to predict offender behaviour

Question 13

Canter’s circle theory

Answer 13

crimes form a circle around the base, more apparent the more crimes commited

Question 14

Marauder

Answer 14

offender operating close to home

Question 15

Commuter

Answer 15

offender travelling from home to commit crimes

Question 16

atavistic form

Answer 16

lombroso’s theory of criminals as evolutionary throwbacks

Question 17

Christiansen’s study on criminal twins

Answer 17

MZ twins show higher rates of both serving jail time than DZ

Question 18

Brunner syndrome

Answer 18

X-linked disorder, linked with low IQ and aggression