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What is the primary focus of the Bottom-Up Approach in criminal profiling?
What is the primary focus of the Bottom-Up Approach in criminal profiling?
- Investigating the psychological profiles of criminals
- Identifying suspects linked to cases
- Developing predictive models for future crimes
- Exploring the consistency of crime scenes (correct)
Which of the following best describes the Top-Down Approach to criminal profiling?
Which of the following best describes the Top-Down Approach to criminal profiling?
- Using investigative strategies to identify suspects (correct)
- Focusing on evidence from a singular crime scene
- Analyzing the psychological motivations of criminals
- Categorizing criminals based solely on their methods
What two categories are criminals classified into in the Bottom-Up Approach?
What two categories are criminals classified into in the Bottom-Up Approach?
- Organized and Disorganized (correct)
- Psychopathic and Sociopathic
- Professional and Amateur
- Violent and Non-violent
When was criminal profiling recognized as a practice in the United States?
When was criminal profiling recognized as a practice in the United States?
What aspect does the Bottom-Up Approach particularly analyze regarding criminals?
What aspect does the Bottom-Up Approach particularly analyze regarding criminals?
Flashcards
Bottom-Up Approach
Bottom-Up Approach
A method of criminal profiling that focuses on analyzing specific details of a crime, identifying patterns, and linking them to likely suspects. It uses investigative strategies to build a profile.
Modus Operandi (MO)
Modus Operandi (MO)
The specific way a criminal commits a crime, including their techniques and choices in the situation. It's about understanding the HOW of a crime.
Consistency
Consistency
The consistent patterns found across various crime scenes committed by the same criminal. Helps identify the offender's style and habits.
Organized vs. Disorganized Classifications
Organized vs. Disorganized Classifications
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Top-Down Approach
Top-Down Approach
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Study Notes
Top-Down Approach
- Involves classifying criminals based on characteristics of the crime scene.
- Focuses on consistency in the way crimes are committed.
- Criminals often categorized as organized or disorganized based on the crime scene.
- US criminologists in the 70s developed this approach.
Bottom-up Approach
- Focuses on offender profiling, identifying potential suspects.
- Investigators use clues to link multiple cases committed by the same person.
- May identify a suspect's modus operandi (MO) to understand their actions.
Offender Profiling
- Identifies potential suspects based on analysis of crime patterns.
- Investigative strategies that lead to linking cases.
- Looks for patterns in how a crime is committed.
Modus Operandi (MO)
- Refers to the way a criminal operates.
- Focuses on consistency in criminal behavior.
- Helps to understand the criminal's approach and choice of crime location.
Typologies
- Method of classifying crimes
- originated in US in the 1970s
- Different types categorized based on the planning and scene, and types of evidence.
- Criminals are grouped into organized or disorganized types based on aspects of the crime such as planning and characteristics of the scene.
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Explore the key concepts of criminal profiling through the top-down and bottom-up approaches. Learn how offenders are categorized based on crime patterns and modus operandi. This quiz will help you understand the various techniques used by criminologists to identify and link criminal cases.
