Psychology

Learning objective New title: Offender profiling

Learning Outcomes Find out what offender profiling is Learn about examples of offender profiling

Find out what offender profiling is Offender profiling is one of the most exciting elements of studying psychology. It is working from a bottom up approach: “Here is the evidence… what are the traits / signs / patterns of the crime & so what sort of person would commit such a crime”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y606jNQRjro When you watch this video, what sorts of things does Robert Ressler look for in a crime scene?

Find out what offender profiling is Offender profiling is about matching the scenes of a crime / style of the crime, too what kind of personality would commit such crimes. Type of victim Type of crime Location Time of day or night Specific features of the crime (angles, weapons used etc) What is taken or left behind as a souvenir

Find out what offender profiling is Offender profiling is about matching the scenes of a crime / style of the crime, too what kind of personality would commit such crimes. Type of victim Type of crime Location Time of day or night Specific features of the crime (angles, weapons used etc) What is taken or left behind as a souvenir These can then be analysed to create a profile of the criminal: Sex of the offender Race Age Marital status Occupation (job) IQ Criminal history / past crimes Area where criminal lives / Has come from

Find out what offender profiling is Paul Brittan is the UK version of Robert Ressler. Watch the following documentary of a UK murder known as the Wimbledon common murder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okTW9-MqsqM

Find out what offender profiling is Now you need to learn about the case of John Duffy Read pages 188 – 189 to learn about the case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX4TUzTfGqE Makes notes as you watch the documentary alongside the text book.