Inferring Offender Characteristics

Deducing Offender Characteristics

about asking the right questions about offense/realted behavior

Evidence of Criminal Skill

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Offenders who have committed a particular crime more than once may become more skilful at its commission -- they may get better and more proficient with time.

Knowledge of Victim

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An offender's choices may give insight into the offender's relationship with the victim.-stranger-relative-significant other-ex-significant other-lover (ex)-friend or ex-acquaintance-employee or former-coworker or former

Knowledge of Crime Scene

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can include knowledge peculiar to certian geographic aresas, common neighborhoods, residneces, buildings, and places of work.

Knowledge of Methods and Materials

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criminals use what is familiar to them.

Written Profile

Court-worthy document

1. Less likely to be misrepresented

2. Those who need the information can more easily reference a written profile

3. Reducing one's reasoning to a written from is useful in establishing the logic involved in the process of forming particular conclusions.

4. Written profile represents the methods and conclusions fo a criminal profiler in a given case.

Unwillingness to write down conclusions in a report suggests the above issues are of no concern, or that they are of great concern.

Problem Characteristics

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characteristics that are difficult for criminal profilers

Age

Sex

Intelligence