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- 1name the three ways of measuring crime.offender surveys, victim surveys and official statistics
- 2define crimeany act committed in violation of the law which results in punishment by the state after conviction by a court. it is an act that is harmful to an individual, group or society as a whole.
- 3the steps of the top-down approach1. pre-existing categories of organised and disorganised offender
2. analysis of the crime
3. categorisation of the offender as organised or disorganised and the creation of a hypothesis of the probable characteristics of the offender. - 4describe the top-down approach to offender profilingamerican FBI approach, also called typology, have pre-existing categories, profile/hypothesis includes likely background, demographic, habits, physical characteristics, behaviour and beliefs.
- 5development of the top-down approachin the USA as a result of FBI behavioural science unit in the 70s. data gathered by 36 sexually motivated serial killers inc bundy and manson. through interview insights gained they created organised and disorganised
- 6characteristics of organised offendersskilled/professional, high/average intelligence, control, violent fantasies, restraints, follow on media, plans, married/has kids, have a 'type', body transported, working car, socially and sexually competent, tries to conceal evidence.
- 7characteristics of disorganised offendersunskilled/unemployed, socially incompetent, below average intelligence, sexual acts post-mortem, engage little with victims, live alone and relatively close to offence, minimal control, minimal restraints and leaves body, messy - no effort to clean, history of sexual dysfunction and failed relationships, random victim, little planning
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- A level psychology Flashcards on forensics flashcards , created by Natasha Keys on 04/10/2021.
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