Exam 13: Interpreting Motive

Short offense duration with a single method of injury evidences a goal-directed motivation.

The main goal of_________ behavior is to service the offender's cumulative aggression.

An administrative motivation includes behaviors that service what type of gain?

An offender who contacts a victim after an attack evidences what motivation?

Use of the scientific method is necessary when establishing crime scene motivation.

The belief/rationalization that the offense is consensual or that the victim is somehow a willing or culpable participant is an example of what motivation?

Explain the difference between power reassurance and power assertive crime scene behaviors.

The behavioral motivational typology is useful for classifying what type of criminal behavior?

Which of the following is not a motive of sexual assault?

A planned attack that results from an emotional reaction on the part of the offender evidences a sadistic motivation.

Review the following paragraph and answer the questions below. A woman becomes angry with her husband for cheating on her with another woman. She takes out a large insurance policy on him. Then she waits until he falls asleep one night and shoots him. She proceeds to stage the crime scene to make it look like a stranger burglary gone wrong. -What are the primary motivations of this woman's behavior?

What type of crime scene behavior is engaged in for a specific functional purpose?

Crime scene motives are fixed in time, in relation to a particular event.

Which of the following is not an advantage of determining the motivation behind a crime?

Define sadism. Explain the difference between torture and sadism.

What motivation does not reflect emotional or psychological needs of the offender?

What motivation is also referred to as entitlement?

A contributing motivation factor in one crime may be the primary motivation in another crime.

The behavioral motivational typology is only used to classify the behavior of rapists.

_________refers to the end aim that guides behavior.