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Offender Profiling

Quiz by Amie Harris

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    The top-down approach is most associated with...
    MFI
    FBI
    CIA
    MI5
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is most likely to be investigated using a top-down approach?
    murder
    rape
    cult killings
    arson
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is associated with an organised offender?
    sexual problems
    Low IQ

    married

    irrational and stressed
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is most associated with a disorganised offender?
    leaves few clues
    in skilled work
    carefully planned
    lives alone
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is NOT associated with the bottom-up approach?
    use of typologies
    data driven
    profile emerges from analysis of the crime scene
    investigative psychology
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following is most associated with the geographical approach?
    spatial consistency
    the significance of the time of the incident
    forensic awareness
    interpersonal coherence
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is NOT an advantage the bottom-up approach has over the top-down approach?
    it can be applied to greater range of crimes
    it is based on scientific techniques
    it was developed through interviews with real serial killers
    it is grounded in psychological theory
    30s
  • Q8
    Top -down profiling is best suited to crime scenes that reveal important details about the suspect, crimes such as:
    burglary, fraud
    rape, arson, killings
    destruction to property
    30s
  • Q9
    Which type of offender profiling has issues with validity, because it uses static models that don't consider external factors that are constantly changing.
    top-down
    bottom-up
    30s
  • Q10
    Characteristics of organised crime are a lot more clear cut than disorganised crime
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q11
    The top-down approach was based on BLANK interviews or serial killers including Ted Bundy and Charles Manson
    52
    40
    36
    23
    30s
  • Q12
    Within geographical profiling, Canter proposed two models of behaviour:
    the walker & the flyer
    the quick and the slow
    the marauder & the commuter
    the lazy and the motivated
    30s
  • Q13
    Understanding the detail of the offence, or related offences, personal history, family background, how the offender behaved at the scene and towards the victim, the time and place of the crime, and the forensic awareness of the offender are all aspects investigated using:
    the bottom-up approach - geographical profiling
    the bottom-up approach - Investigative psychology
    the top-down approach
    30s
  • Q14
    The bottom-up approach is argued to be more objective and scientific due to its use of grounded evidence and use of AI.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q15
    Which form of profiling has the ability to apply to may different types of crime?
    top-down
    bottom-up
    30s

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