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1
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What is the aim of the approach?

A

to generate a picture of the offender and their likely characteristics/behaviour/background

2
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What is the profile?

A

data driven and emerges as investigator engages deeper in the scrutiny of the offence

3
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What is investigative’s psychology aim?

A

establish patterns of behaviour that are likely to occur across crime scenes

4
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What is interpersonal coherence?

A

the way the offender acts at the scene including interaction with the victim

5
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What may rapists want to do?

A

control and humiliate their victims

6
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Why is the significance of time and place important?

A

as it may indicate where the offender lives

7
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What does forensic awareness describe?

A

individuals who have been subject to police interrogation before

8
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What does geographical profiling use?

A

information to do with the location of linked crimes to make inferences about the likely home of the offender

9
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What is the assumption of geographical profiling?

A

serial killers will restrict their work to geographical areas they’re familiar with

10
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What does understanding the spatial pattern of behaviours provide?

A

investigators with a centre of gravity that is likely to include the offenders base

11
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What is the jeopardy target?

A

where the offender is likely to strike next

12
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What is the marauder?

A

offender who operates in close proximity to their own home

13
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What is the commuter?

A

offender who is likely to have travelled a distance from their base