Profile of a Serial Offender- Final

Define Erotophonophilia

the acting out of injurious behaviors by brutally and sadistically assailing the victim. AKA Lust Murder

What is victimology?

the activities of the victim , lifestyle, habits, ODDITIES, friends, and contacts

Anger-Retaliatory motive is commonly evidenced in....

- stranger to stranger sexual assaults - domestic homicides - work-related homicides - cases involving political or religious terrorists

What is the verbal behavior of a POWER ASSERTIVE offender

- tells the victim to keep their mouth shut - gives sexual COMMANDS - demeans and humiliates the victim - TELLS the victim what he is going to do

What are the MO (method of operation)behaviors of the POWER ASSERTIVE offender?

- victim is chosen by availability, accessibility, and vulnerability - physical aggression is used to initially OVERPOWER the victim

Mass Murder Protocols

- what type of weapon(s) - look at skills and planning - thorough victimology - actual v. intended damage - messages sent or left by offender - assess crime scene characteristics

VICAP is a .....

-behavioral based, crime analysis tool used to link cases through a communication database available to multiple departments. -FBI analysis and evaluation of data received to identify the existence of similar characteristics (MO, suspect description, and physical evidence)

What are some of the characteristics of an Organized criminal?

-evidence of planning - target a STRANGER -personalizes the victim - use of restraints - weapons and evidence are absent

What are some ways that evidence can be lacking?

-inadequate efforts of law enforecement to find, collect, or process. - when there is distance in time between the crime and its discovery - the suspect is innocent

What are some characteristics of situational molesters?

-less intelligent -their criminal sexual behavior serves basic sexual needs (horniness and lust) -primarily thought-driven -considers the risk but makes stupid mistakes -VERBAL SKILLS ARE WEAK. Most likely to use force - Victims are targeted through availibility - NOT A TRUE SEXUAL PREFERENCE FOR CHILDREN. Children are just easy access

What are some characteristics of a pedestrian robber?

-most robberies in cobb - usually takes victim's cell phone - frequently target hispanics (walking ATMS) - involves the LEAST AMOUNT OF PLANNING

What are the elements present in organized retail crime?

-multiple items -multiple occurrence -multiple stores or locations -2 or more persons or an individual acting in dual roles

What are some advantages of knowing the motive?

-reduces suspect pool - assists with case linkage - can provide circumstantial bearing on offender identify - offender state of mind - whether a crime has even occurred.

What is the typical physical behavior of the POWER ASSERTIVE offender

-rips the clothing - gags the victim - uses corrective force

What is the typical time length that it takes to "groom" a child?

9 months

Which motivational typology do collateral victims best apply to?

Anger- Retaliatory; because they result from the offender's anger and lack of planning

What are the people who do the 'stealing' called?

Boosters

Power Assertive Behavior: Three C's

Capture Conquer Control

Organized Retail Crime is a ________

Gateway Crime

Why do we study serial offenders?

If we study how they do it and why they do it, we can put them in jail.

Motive vs. Intent

Intent: to kill (specific desired outcome) Motive: revenge (the reasoning behind action and desire)

In the VICap film, which serial offender did we learn about? Joann

Joann was blitzed, and dragged, took her hair, no sexual assault, while jogging, nothing was taken

What does MO answer?

Modus Operandi, The HOW question

Are mass murders only in the U.S.?

No, they occur all around the world

What are the two categories of the FBI Method of Psychological Profiling?

Organized and Disorganized

What are some symptoms experienced by surviving victims of child molestation?

PTSD Behavioral Problems Sexualized Behaviors Poor Self-esteem

In the film we watched, Forensic Files, Anne was a victim of what type of offender?

Power-Reassurance

What is the motive of a mass murderer?

Retaliatory

The behavior motivational typologies discussed by TURVEY for a MASS MURDER contains characteristics such as:

Revenge Oriented- everyone else is successful Loyalty Oriented- desire to 'save' their loved ones from hardship Profit Oriented- often in robbery

Crime Scene Motive is ____________ Whereas, offender motivation can and will likely ____ over time.

Set in time, Change

What is the number one loss for retailers?

Shoplifting

What are the two categories of child molesters?

Situational Child Molester Preferential Child Molester

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Guest Speaker: What company did our guest speaker for loss prevention work for?

T-Mobile

What is the difference between a pedophile and a child molester?

The first ONLY has sex with a child; as they are their preferred sexual partner. Whereas, the second it is not their only sexual interaction. They have sex with adults too.

Geographic Profiling

The process of estimating the general vicinity of the criminal's home, place of work, or the potential location of the next crime. The estimate is based on the pattern of past crimes and the geographic features of a particular place. Also known as "criminal spatial mapping"

Most serial killers are _____. Meaning they will move

Transient

The more robberies a suspect commits, the more likely the ______ used will _______.

Violence Increase

What does VICAP stand for?

Violent Criminal Apprehension Program

Inductive reasoning attempts to guess what a criminal ________. Whereas, Deductive approaches are meant to provide an understanding of the crime and criminal ________?

WILL BE LIKE WHEN FOUND AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME

What is an example of availability heuristic?

When comparing one new case to a previous case such as: a child molestation case done previously, the offender was the child's uncle. Therefore, the next case the first instinct is to look in to the uncle.

Is Behavioral Motivational Typology applicable across the spectrum of all crimes?

Yes, robbers, molesters, murderers, etc. can be identified in the typologies

What does "fixed in time" mean when referring to a motive?

a motive based on behavioral evidence is affixed to the MOMENT of that behavior. The "why" they did something when they did it.

What is the primary motivation for robbery?

a pressing need for cash

Expectancy Value Theory

a rational motivational approach. the idea that motivated behavior results from the COMBINATION of individual needs and the value of goals available in the environment

What is the MO of the anger-retaliatory offender?

a result of an emotional reaction on the part of an offender.

What is a pedophile?

a significantly older person who PREFERS to have sex with individuals legally considered children. Sexual perversion in which children are the PREFERRED sexual interaction

what does an anger-retaliatory offender wear?

a uniform. They dress for the event in things like military dress, facepaint, camo, etc.

What is an example of a collateral victim?

a victim surprises the offender in the heat of the moment or just get caught in the cross fire causing death to someone other than the PLANNED victim

Situational Child Molester- MORALLY INDISCRIMINATE

abuser of all persons who molests children because why not? No sexual preference for children; they are just there and vulnerable "trysexual"

What is a child molester?

an adult who touches or fondles a child for sexual gratification. A significantly older individual who engages in any type of sexual activity with individual legally defined as a child.

Will criminals continue committing crimes?

as time goes on there is a danger of INCREASED FREQUENCY and INCREASED VIOLENCE

A sadistic offender requires a ______ victim who is able to respond to the injuries inflicted by the offender.

conscious

Anger- Retaliatory Behvior

crime scene behaviors that indicate a great deal of rage, either toward a specific person, group, or institution.

Instrumental Offenders

defined by their desire to achieve a specific end, usually financial or materially oriented

What is the sexual behavior of a POWER REASSURANCE offender

foreplay, involves the victim, allows the victim to negotiate and doesn't force the victim to comply

Crime scene motives are _____

fixed in time; they already exist and will not change

Preferential Child Molester

have sex with children because they PREFER children. Potential to molest large numbers of children. -typically single and dont hang out with adults.

Although the POWER REASSURANCE offender does not harm the victim...

he makes threats or shows a weapon and intimidates the victim

Criminal motives are most reliably _______ by reasoning from the ____ developed during an investigation

inferred facts

What is signature?

insight in to the emotional psychology of the offender. Most often things the offender does that may take additional time without having to do with the actual crime itself. For example: extra unnecessary stab wounds

What is the motive of an Expressive offender

it is personal, associated with jealousy, anger, power, or even sexual desire

Why is it important to know the motive?

it will help you in your interrogation and higher possibility in a confession.

Situational Child Molester- INADEQUATE

may have some form of mental disorder that renders him unable to make the distinction between right and wrong. Selects children out of insecurity or curiosity.

Define Paraphilia

mental disorders characterized by sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving non-human objects, suffering or humiliation, children or other NON-CONSENTING PERSONS

Motive isn't ____ but it can be _____ to get a guilty conviction

necessary admissable

Is it possible to read the minds of the criminal?

no. criminals lie

The determination of motive is ____ for a conviction

not necessary

What is actus reus?

the act or behavior that is proof, or an element of, a crime. -a guilty act

What type of robbery is hardest to solve?

pedestrian

What is the key ingredient to case linkage?

physical evidence

What victim information is required in the profiling process?

physical traits (of the offender), marital status, lifestyle, occupation, education, medical history, personal demographics, and other interests

What are some characteristics of a robber?

poorly educated, unskilled, suffering from drug or alcohol problems, resist instruction, questionable trustworthiness

What is a hebephile?

prefer children who are already in to puberty ages 13-16

Burglary is a ________ crime whereas robbery is a crime against a _____.

property person

What are some MO behaviors of a POWER REASSURANCE offender?

selects victims in the same general area, targets victim in advance

What kind of verbal behavior does an anger- retaliatory motive show?

selfish, no negotiating, blames victim for the events happening to them

The sexual behavior of an anger-retaliatory motive is ______, _______,and there is no ______

selfish, violent, foreplay

The primary motivation for sadistic behavior is...

sexual

What is the role of media in terms of mass murders?

some offenders want to be seen and remembered, and the media wants to increase viewers and the public WANTS TO SEE OFFENDERS COMMIT CRIMES

What factors are helpful in determining the motive of a criminal?

study of the crime scene, reconstruction of the occurrence, and the suspect's prior and subsequent acts.

How do you find a person's oddities?

talk to their friends, family members, or people they would frequently see throughout the town.

What is the difference between a booster and a shoplifter?

the first is a professional who steals for a group and the second steals for personal needs or gains

Mass Murder is

the killing of multiple people during a single event at one OR MORE associated locations - must be dead bodies

What is Offender motivation?

the offender's INTERPRETATION of why they did something. It can also change over time

Sadistic Offender

the offender's SEXUAL gratification from the victim's PAIN AND SUFFERING

What is the difference between robbery and burglary?

the second involves the unlawful entering of a building or car with the intent to commit a crime.

What is the difference of mass murder and genocide?

the second is based off killing someone based on a groups personal culture, race, religion, etc. - however it is a sub category of mass murder.

Define Robbery

the taking of property from another in his/her presence and against his/her will. -Involves immediate personal danger to the victim

Power-Reassurance Behavior

the use of LOW AGGRESSION -known as the nice guy - reassures victim - asks the victim for feedback - he has no self confidence

When adults have sex with children, the child is ALWAYS

the victim

What is motive?

the why. defined as the emotional, psychological, and material NEEDS THAT IMPEL and are satisfied by a behavior.

What is organized retail crime?

theft/fraud activity conducted with the intent to convert illegally obtained items or cash into financial gain.

Expressive Offenders are defined by

their heightened emotional state

Why is behavioral evidence examined?

to interpret the motive, or motives evident in a crime scene

Situational Child Molester- REGRESSED

turns to children as objects for sexual gratification in substitution for an adult when experiencing a life struggle such as divorce

Power Assertive Behavior

use of MODERATELY to HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE means - expressed through control, mastery, humiliation of the victim, portrays authority

What is an example of the strong arm tactic? The number one weapon used by robbers.

using your finger as a gun in your pocket

What is the availibility heuristic?

when judgments are made based on what one CAN REMEMBER, rather than complete or actual information

What is Dr. Egger's "the less-dead" theory?

when victims are alive, they are devalued strata of humanity, become 'less dead'. Their demise becomes the elimination of sores or blemishes.