1. Psychology

2. Learning objective
New title: Offender profiling

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

4. 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”.
When you watch this video, what sorts of things does Robert Ressler look for in a crime scene?

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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:

8. 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.
Makes notes as you watch the documentary alongside the text book.