Criminal
Investigative
Analysis
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A Comprehensive
Investigative Aid
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Indirect Personality Assessments
Equivocal Death Analysis
Investigative Suggestions
FBI U.S. Field Offices
Interview Strategies
Linkage Analysis
Media Strategies
Threat Assessments
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A Comprehensive
Investigative Aid
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Search Warrant Affidavit Assistance
Trial Strategies
(Jury Selection, Opening & Closing
Arguments, Crime Scene Recreation.)
FBI U.S. Field Offices
Expert Testimony
Geographic Profiling
Critical Incident Analysis
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Criminal Profiling
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Practiced around the world
Serial Murders
Serial Rapes
Serial Arsons
Hostage Taking
Child Abduction
Computer Crimes
Terrorism
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Behavioral Analysis Unit Canada
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Develop Profiles of Unidentified
Offenders
Analyze Crime Scenes
Reconstruct Crime Scenes
Indirect Personality Assessments
Advice on Investigations &
Interrogations
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B.A.U. – Canada, continued
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Execution of Search Warrants
Analyze Statements or Testimony
Analyze Suspicious Deaths
Conduct Threat Assessments
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Crime Scene Analysis
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Crime Scene Analysis
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How was a crime committed?
Identify the behaviors that the
offender engaged in.
Behaviors that the victim engaged
in.
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Crime Scene Analysis
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Crime Scene Reconstruction
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Interpreting the interaction between the
victim and the offender as exhibited at the
crime scene.
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Crime Scene Analysis
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There is no singular definition of
criminal investigative analysis.
Therefore, there is no single
protocol or procedure that fits a
Crime Scene Analysis.
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Crime Scene Analysis
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FBI Agents Douglas and Ressler
founded the “O/D Dichotomy”
Organized
Disorganized
Modernly, there is some debate and
objection to this method of analysis.
Agent Douglas expanded to a “Mixed”
Offender.
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Crime Scene Analysis
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Organized:
Demonstrates Logic and Planning.
Methodical and cunning, amiable
person.(Self-controlled.)
Carried out his crime at a distance from
his residence.
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Crime Scene Analysis
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Disorganized:
Lacks cunning. (Impulsive.)
Has an aversion to society.
Difficulty maintaining relationships.
Commits crimes close to residence.
Chaotic (messy) crime scenes.
(See Handout)
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Approaches to Profiling
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Criminal Investigative
Clinical Practitioner
(Focus on the specific case details in a
crime scene.)
Scientific Statistical / Empirical
(Detecting “global patterns and trends”
based on multivariate analyses of
behavior / characteristics.)
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Approaches to Profiling
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Crime Scene Profiling involves:
1) Police collect crime scene data,
photographs, autopsy results and all
relevant physical evidence.
2) Info is turned over to profiler who
offers an “educated hypothesis.”
3) Profile Report is accomplished.
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Approaches to Profiling
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Profile Report:
Six Stages to generating a profile.
(See Handout)
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Effort is to narrow pool of suspects.
(Not to catch the perpetrator.)
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Six Stages to a Profile
Profiling Inputs
 Decision Process Models
 Crime Assessment
 The Criminal Profile
 The Investigation
 The Apprehension
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“O/D” Dichotomy Quiz
For Each Statement – Indicate “O” for
Organized or “D” for Disorganized:
1) Average to above average intelligence.
2) Socially competent.
3) Unskilled worker.
4) Sexually incompetent.
5) Father’s work unstable.
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“O/D” Dichotomy Quiz
For Each Statement – Indicate “O” for
Organized or “D” for Disorganized:
6) Inconsistent childhood discipline.
7) Anxious mood during crime.
8) Controlled mood during crime.
9) Minimal use of drugs with crime.
10) Living alone.
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“O/D” Dichotomy Quiz
For Each Statement – Indicate “O” for
Organized or “D” for Disorganized:
11) Mobility with a vehicle in good
condition.
12) Works/Lives near crime scene.
13) Follows crime in news media.
14)May change jobs or leave town.
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“O/D” Dichotomy Quiz
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