Criminal Profiling In Jail

When criminologists build criminal profiles, they think about how the killer gained access to the victim, what the killer did to the victim, if the killer tried to cover his or her tracks and how, what about the victim attracted the killer to target them, and what motive or fantasy drove the killer to hurt the victim how and where they did.

Ever since I was young, I have been watching tv shows like Burn Notice, Criminal Minds, NCIS, etc. It was always one of my interests. Ever since I started watching Criminal Minds, I have wanted to be a profiler. I want to because I enjoy the show, and I think it would be an interesting job. That is why I chose to do my I-Search paper on Criminal Behavior. My main question I want to focus on is “Why do criminals behave the way they do?”

Serial murder crime though rare, is not a a new phenomenon. This crime has been committed for centuries and will continue to be a crime that is committed throughout the world. It is unfortunate and scary that this is probably one of the most serious of crimes that cannot be prevented. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, serial murderers commit their crimes because they want to. Rehabilitation is not obtainable for serial killers due to their inability for remorse and empathy, or to see people as people and not objects(Knight 2006). This research paper will focus primarily on serial murder within the U.S. First and foremost, a legal definition provided by the U.S. Department of Justice will be presented to set forth the discussion of this research paper. As follows will be a detailed discussion explaining serial killer typologies with the use of examples of known serial killers in the U.S. Types of serial killers are: power oriented, mission oriented, visionary, and hedonistic, each typology will be clearly defined and explained. Some serial killers can have a mixture of each typology’s characteristic. Serial killers that will be discussed and used as examples to represent the content of this research paper will be, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Robert Berdella, Jeffery Dahmer, and lastly the most prolific serial killer in American history, Gary Ridgeway. Problems with studying serial killing, are that because of rarity and access. Most of what we think

In criminology, is very important to study why people commit crime when deciding how crime should be handled and prevented. This type of study is known as criminal profiling. Many theories have developed over the years, and they continue to be researched, alone and in combination, as criminologists seek the best solutions in reducing specific types and levels of crime. While all crime theories are designed to try to explain and understand criminal activity and the people that commit them, it is an ongoing science. No one theory can define all crime. However, it can be used usefully to help us understand crime a little better and help criminologists find new ways to deal with and eliminate criminal behavior. I am going to discuss one

Several serial killers have a definitive and common personality profile. Almost every major social, biological, psychological behavioural influence that has been seriously suggested as playing a role in causing crime has been thoroughly thought as potentially

This journal is written 3 authors: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida and received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati, Steven T. Holmes. Dean of the California School of Forensic Studies at Alliant International University, Eric W. Hickey, Ph.D. and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville, Ronald M. Holmes, M.A. They constructed different types of females who are serial killers and discussed homicidal behavioral traits. It begins with differentiating

Crime continues to be a major problem in the United States and many other countries. These documents is going to focus in the Unites States in which criminal profiling is most commonly used. Based on what we see and hear on the new and social media, prisons are overcrowded, probation and parole caseloads are overwhelming, and police are expected to do more and work longer hours in which can be stressful. Police officer are being exposed to the spot light based on behavior and recording that people have summited to the news.

The proceeding criminal profile provides validity pertaining to the information mention above. This particular profile will accurately define this particular serial killers geographic, the evidence of psychopathy behavior, the

I do not think police officers should arrest every violator they encounter, discover, or are made aware of. Currently, there is a considerable overcrowding issue in our jails and prisons and an enormous financial burden to house inmates (Schmalleger & Smykla, n.d.). If police arrested everyone who committed a violation of law, it would have a crippling effect on our corrections facilities and create safety concerns for those employees and inmates. Police officers need to evaluate the totality of the circumstances before making the decision to deprive someone of their liberty and affect an arrest. This ability for individual officers to have discretion is a key aspect of day-to-day police work (Hall, 2014). Some issues to consider would

Criminal profiling has become a very popular and controversial topic. Profiling is used in many different ways to identify a suspect or offender in a criminal investigation. “Criminal profiling is the process of using behavioral and scientific evidence left at a crime scene to make inferences about the offender, including inferences about personality characteristics and psychopathology” (Torres, Boccaccini, & Miller, 2006, p. 51). “The science of profiling rests on two foundation blocks, basic forensic science and empirical behavioral research. Forensic science includes blood spatter analysis, crime scene reconstruction, and autopsy evidence. Empirical behavioral research identifies offender typologies, relates crime behaviors to suspect

When hearing about serial killers or criminals do you ever wonder what went through their minds or why they committed the crime they did? These FBI agents examine crime scenes, create a profile of the perpetrator, and describe their habits and predict their next move. The FBI method of profiling is a system used to detect and classify the major personality and behavioral characteristics of an individual based upon analysis of the crime or crimes the person committed.

Though serial killer may have a fairly specific definition, there is no single precise profile for the serial killer. Each has a unique identity, set of motives and methods, and a unique psychopathology that would attempt to explain the mens rea, that is, the purpose or intent of the murder. “Psychological profiling is an investigative tool used strictly to answer the how of the crime, not the why” (Severence et al, 1992; Lanier and Henry, 1998). By examining the psychological make-up of the serial killer, it is often possible to explain the behavior, which might make it a useful tool in solving crimes.

Criminal profiling has become very prominent in recent years with TV shows like Criminal Minds, and CSI highlighting the process and the usefulness of profiling in criminal cases. In the article, Criminal Profiling: The Reality Behind the Myth, the author talks about how law enforcement is trying to include criminal psychologists into the art of profiling. In earlier years of profiling, law enforcement officers were the only people creating and using criminal profiles. Up until a few years ago, forensic psychologists think they are the most qualified to create profiles and that not only profilers in the FBI or law enforcement officers should be able to use criminal

According to Ebisike “Offender profiling is a crime investigation technique whereby information gathered from the crime scene, witnesses, victims, autopsy reports and information about an offender’s behavior is used to draw up a profile of the sort of person likely to commit such a crime” (Ebisike, 2007). Since it was first introduced in 1974 by the FBI, the method of profiling has been defined in many ways by theorists, critics, the media and the general public. Throughout the evolution of this method there have been profiles created that have successfully described the criminal and some that have not. The argument put forward in this essay is that criminal profiling isn’t a reliable method of investigative work, however it is in some sense

Criminal profiling is one of few first things to think of when it comes to forensic psychology. Criminal profiling is featured in popular television shows such as in Law and Order and CSI. Often in those shows, the police officers were able to catch the criminals based on the criminal profile that forensic psychologists came up with. In a theory, the polices rely on criminal profiling to catch criminals, educate the public about a possible criminal, and confirm the witnesses’ accounts. Criminal profiling involves using various methods to guess a criminal’s background, behavior, and even preferences for the victims.