Profiling and Serial Crime, Third Edition: Theoretical and Practical Issues

480 Pages·2013·5.847 MB·English

by  Wayne Petherick

Profiling and Serial Crime
Theoretical and Practical Issues
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Profiling and Serial Crime
Theoretical and Practical Issues
Third Edition
Wayne Petherick
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Table of Contents
Preface xvii
Digital Assets xxiii
About the Authors xxv
Part I Profiling
1. The Evolution of Criminal Profiling: From Whitechapel
to Quantico and Beyond 3
Introduction 3
Early Beginnings 4
James Brussel and Forensic Psychiatry 6
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Crime Scene Analysis 8
David Canter and Investigative Psychology 9
Kim Rossmo and Geographic Profiling 10
Brent Turvey and Behavioral Evidence Analysis 11
Conclusion 12
Questions 14
References 14
2. Induction and Deduction in Criminal Profiling 17
Introduction 17
Logic and Criminal Profiling 18
Inductive Criminal Profiling 25
Applied Inductive Profiling 27
Deductive Criminal Profiling 29
The Logic of Deductive Profiling 30
Practical Application of Deductive Profiling 31
Conclusion 33
Questions 33
References 34
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3. Behavioral Consistency, the Homology Assumption,
and the Problems of Induction 37
Introduction 37
Behavioral Consistency 38
The Homology Assumption 44
The Problems of Induction 47
The Problem of Reliability 47
The Problem of Relevance 50
The Problem of Trait Reliance 51
The Relevance of Risk Assessment Research 51
The Problem of Case Linkage 54
Conclusion 57
Questions 59
References 59
4. Criminal Profiling Methods 63
Introduction 63
Criminal Profiling: What is it? 64
Criminal Investigative Analysis 65
Investigative Psychology 72
Geographic Profiling (Geoprofiling) 75
The Least Effort Principle 76
Distance Decay 77
The Circle Hypothesis 77
Geographic Profiling Computer Systems 79
Diagnostic Evaluations 84
Behavioral Evidence Analysis 88
Conclusion 94
Questions 95
References 95
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5. Geographical Profiling: From Pins in Maps to GIS 99
Introduction 99
Theories of Spatial Behavior 99
The Center of Gravity 101
Kim Rossmo and David Canter 103
Application of Geographical Theories 105
An Investigative Method in its Own Right? 106
Conclusion 108
Questions 109
References 110
6. The Fallacy of Accuracy 113
Introduction 113
The Fallacy of Accuracy 114
The Measure of Success 116
Accuracy Rates 117
Problems 119
Suggestions 120
Conclusion 122
Questions 123
References 123
7. Offender Signature and Case Linkage 125
Introduction 125
Identification vs Individualization 126
Investigative Profiles vs Probative Profiles 127
Contextuality 128
Signature 129
New Jersey v. Fortin 130
Conclusion 137
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Questions 137
References 138
8. Staged Crime Scenes–Literature and Types 141
Introduction 141
Definitions 142
Staging as Deception 143
Definition of Deception 143
Detecting Deception 144
Staged Crime Scenes: The Literature 147
Staging and Criminal Investigations 147
Staging and Death Investigations 152
Suicides Staged as Homicides/Accidents 153
The Defects of the Situation 155
Red Flags for Staging 155
Separating Staging Behaviors by Intent 156
Staged Legitimate Deaths 157
Staged Illegitimate Deaths 159
Conclusion 162
Questions 163
References 164
9. Investigative Relevance 167
Introduction 167
Goals of Profiling and Inputs and Outputs 168
Inputs and Outputs 169
Accuracy, Utility, and Investigative Relevance 171
An Analysis of Investigative Relevance 173
Results 175
Analysis of Overall Sample 175
Analysis of Sample by Method 176
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Criminal Investigative Analysis 177
Behavioral Evidence Analysis 177
Diagnostic Evaluations 178
Investigative Psychology 179
Discussion 180
Interpretation of Results 180
Conclusion 182
Questions 183
References 184
10. Metacognition in Criminal Profiling 185
Introduction 185
Metacognition 186
Metacognitive Monitoring 187
The Role of Competence 188
The Woodhouse Study 188
Method 188
Participants 189
Materials 189
Fictitious Profile (Profile 1) 190
Behavioral Evidence Analysis Profile (Profile 2) 190
Measures 191
Procedure 192
Results 192
Overview 192
Descriptive Statistics 193
One-Way Anova 193
Hypothesis 193
2 × 2 Factorial Anova (Assumptions) 194
Hypotheses 2 and 3 195