CRIMINAL PROFILING

CRIMINAL PROFILING

1. Forensic P sychology Criminal Profiling Shahana Jamal + Malavika Panicker

2. Contents of this presentation Introduction Basic purpose of criminal profiling Types of criminal profiling Inductive and Deductive FBI steps of profiling series of five overlapping stages leading to goal of apprehension Procedures in profiling m ethods and strategies employed in profiling Conclusion Perks and benefits of profiling a criminal References Source of content

3. Criminal Profiling? Criminal profiling refers to the process in which the nature of a crime is used to make inferences about the personality and other characteristics of the likely offender.

4. Introduction 01

5. Criminal Profiling Criminal profiling combines elements of both psychology and law enforcement. It is still a recent concept with few established definitions or boundaries. Criminal profiling experts don't always agree on nomenclature or even approach.

6. Criminal profiling has a rich history that is rooted in the forensic sciences, the study of mental illness, and the analysis of criminal behavior. It entails drawing conclusions on the characteristics of offenders for both investigative and judicial needs. Criminal profiling techniques frequently use either inductive or deductive reasoning, which has increased uncertainty regarding the practice's nature in the public eye and among law enforcement professionals and the legal system.

7. Types 0002

8. There have essentially been two schools of thought when it comes to criminal profiling. One is referred to as inductive, and it describes the comparative process most similar to how psychological disorders and typical offender’s form. The second method, known as deductive reasoning, is based on forensic data and involves inquiring into a specific offender's behavioural patterns.

9. 1. INDUCTIVE One kind of criminal profiling known as inductive profiling is particularly useful for comparing criminals with comparable backgrounds and motivations. Only when the crime shares characteristics with past offenders is inductive profiling useful.

10. 2 . DEDUCTIVE It is able to help law enforcement by avoiding generalisations and concentrating on the specifics of each crime's facts and evidence. It includes investigating crime scenes and victims, especially through the use of victimology, autopsy reports, and crime scene images

11. FBI Steps 0003

12. Although since 1970s, criminal personality profiles created by investigative profilers at the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (now a division of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime) have helped local, state, and federal authorities focus their investigations. Currently, an attempt is currently being made to clarify the method used to create criminal profiles. The sixth stage, or the objective of apprehending the offender, is reached after a succession of five overlapping stages.

13. Procedure 0004

14. Crime Assessment Apprehension The 6 stages: Profiling Inputs Decision-Process Models Criminal Profile Investigation

15. (1) Profiling Inputs - the compiling and arranging of all pertinent case data. (2) Decision-Process Models - The homicide's essential elements and specifics are determined. (3) Crime Assessment - The qualities of an organized perpetrator, a disorganized offender, or a combination of both are determined by profilers based on the crime scene. 4) Criminal Profile - For local investigators, the FBI profiler creates a report that speculates on the potential psychological, physical, and social traits of the unidentified criminal.

16. (5) Investigation - The local police agency adopts the FBI's criminal profile into its own approach to conducting investigations. (6) Apprehension - The accountability or performance proof step is now. By comparing an FBI profile information and attributes to those of the real offender in custody, one can establish how accurate it is.

17. Conclusion 0005

18. Criminal Profiling Criminal profiling assists investigators by providing likely offender characteristics to aid the technical investigation, thus distinguishing whether a single offender committed multiple crimes or multiple offenders are involved.

19. References 0006

20. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201905/how-the-fbi-profiles-serial-offenders https://effectivenessofcriminalprofiling.weebly.com/inductive-deductive--geographical-profiling.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/criminal-profiling https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/criminal-profiling-viable-investigative-tool-against-violent-crime https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bsl.2370040405#:~:text=A%20series%20of%20five%20overlapping,%2C%20and%20(6)%20apprehension