Big Forensic Quiz

Group the characteristics for each type of offender 

Put the Top-Down approach in the correct order

Which researcher analysed 100 murders and compared them to 39 characteristics associated with disorganised killers, and found patterns for organised killers, but no consistent pattern for disorganised. Ironically, you can’t organise (categorise) a disorganised offender!

The Top-down approach was developed through Hazelwood & Douglas' research. Identify the main issues with the research, which ultimately reduces the effectiveness of the Top-down approach. There is more than one right answer to choose from.  

Bottom-up approach: Evidence from previous crimes and offenders are added into a database, this is then used to identify patterns and trends about offender behaviour. When a crime is committed, as much detail from the crime scene is gathered and compared against the patterns in this database. 

Investigative psychology pairs data with psychological research. Which factor relates to using the crime scene and victim to identify characteristics about the offender?

Another form of the Bottom-up approach is called geographical profiling. As part of this, it can identify a commuter or a.....

Canter& Heritage analysed 66 sexual assault cases using a computer based programme and identified clear common patterns of behaviour such as having impersonal language in their daily lives and then and a lack of reaction to the victim during the crime. What part of the 5 factor model within the bottom-up approach does this support?

Canter and Youngs (2008) collated evidence from 120 murder cases and found that the offenders home base was invariably located in the Centre of the crime scene pattern. What part of the bottom-up approach does this support?

Identify Lombroso's Atavistic characteristics:

Which researcher attempted to replicate Lombroso’s findings by comparing 500 offenders with a control group of non-criminals and found no significant differences in facial and cranial characteristics between the two groups.

In the Brunner study the urine samples identified a mutation in the X chromosome. This mutation reduces the amount of the MAOA enzyme. MAOA is responsible for breaking down which 2 neurotransmitters, serotonin and...

Dabbs found that high levels of BLANK were linked to violent criminals

According to Raine, reduced activity in certain areas of the brain are linked to certain criminal behaviours. Match the pairs below:

According to Eysenck, a criminal personality derives from their nervous system. Look at the pairs below and match them up to correctly reflect Eysenck's theory of offender behaviour.