Question 1

Which of the following is not a purpose of MO behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Protection of offender identity 
B)  Successful completion of the crime 
C)  Fulfilling a psychological need of the offender 
D)  Facilitation of offender escape 
A)  Protection of offender identity 
B)  Successful completion of the crime 
C)  Fulfilling a psychological need of the offender 
D)  Facilitation of offender escape C

Question 2

Signature needs and MO needs can be satisfied by the same behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What principle of behavioral evidence analysis states that different offenders do similar things for different reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The principle of multidetermination 
B)  The principle of behavioral variance 
C)  The principle of uniqueness 
D)  The principle of separation 
A)  The principle of multidetermination 
B)  The principle of behavioral variance 
C)  The principle of uniqueness 
D)  The principle of separation B

Question 4

Signature behaviors are functional in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding signature behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  An offender may not always leave signature behaviors behind 
B)  An offender may engage in precautionary acts that conceal the evidence of signature behaviors 
C)  Evidence of offender behavior may be lost, overlooked, or destroyed by forensic personnel and criminal investigators 
D)  All of the above 
A)  An offender may not always leave signature behaviors behind 
B)  An offender may engage in precautionary acts that conceal the evidence of signature behaviors 
C)  Evidence of offender behavior may be lost, overlooked, or destroyed by forensic personnel and criminal investigators 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Two women murdered in their homes, in generally the same fashion, in the same community, over the course of a year. This evidences what type of behavioral linkage?

Accepted Answer

A)  A probative link 
B)  An investigative link 
C)  Behavioral commonality 
D)  Behavioral dissimilarity 
A)  A probative link 
B)  An investigative link 
C)  Behavioral commonality 
D)  Behavioral dissimilarity

Question 7

Two convenience robberies occur in broad daylight. Both involve a .357-magnum handgun and both involve an offender wearing a mask. This evidences what type of behavioral linkage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral dissimilarity 
B)  An investigative linkage 
C)  Behavioral commonality 
D)  A probative link 
A)  Behavioral dissimilarity 
B)  An investigative linkage 
C)  Behavioral commonality 
D)  A probative link

Question 8

With respect to behavioral evidence, case linkage efforts have typically hinged on what two concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical evidence and crime scene characteristics 
B)  Victimology and physical evidence 
C)  MO and signature 
D)  Physical evidence and motivation 
A)  Physical evidence and crime scene characteristics 
B)  Victimology and physical evidence 
C)  MO and signature 
D)  Physical evidence and motivation

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a passive signature behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific and repeated victim type 
B)  Notes left at the scene 
C)  Overkill 
D)  Specific and repeated weapons that go beyond mere function 
A)  Specific and repeated victim type 
B)  Notes left at the scene 
C)  Overkill 
D)  Specific and repeated weapons that go beyond mere function

Question 10

An investigative linkage is sufficient to suggest a behavioral commonality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a destabilizing MO factor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Professional experience 
B)  Criminal experience 
C)  The media 
D)  Use of controlled substances 
A)  Professional experience 
B)  Criminal experience 
C)  The media 
D)  Use of controlled substances

Question 12

Case linkage involves establishing and comparing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical evidence 
B)  Victimology 
C)  Motivation 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Physical evidence 
B)  Victimology 
C)  Motivation 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

Behavioral evidence can be used like fingerprints or DNA with respect to determining with certainty that the same person must be responsible for two or more crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of an X-factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weapon malfunction 
B)  Unexpected witnesses 
C)  Increased security 
D)  All of the above are examples of X-factors 
A)  Weapon malfunction 
B)  Unexpected witnesses 
C)  Increased security 
D)  All of the above are examples of X-factors

Question 15

An_________ refers to any unplanned influence that can affect crime scene behavior during an offense.

Accepted Answer

A)  Interrupted offense 
B)  Incomplete offense 
C)  X-factor 
D)  Offense gone wrong 
A)  Interrupted offense 
B)  Incomplete offense 
C)  X-factor 
D)  Offense gone wrong

Question 16

Which of the following is true regarding offender signature?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a repetitive behavior 
B)  It is always part of the offender's MO 
C)  It is unnecessary for the completion of the crime 
D)  It always involves an expression of fantasy 
A)  It is a repetitive behavior 
B)  It is always part of the offender's MO 
C)  It is unnecessary for the completion of the crime 
D)  It always involves an expression of fantasy

Question 17

What type of analysis is conducted during an ongoing investigation while facts are still being established?

Accepted Answer

A)  Investigative 
B)  Forensic 
C)  All of the above 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Investigative 
B)  Forensic 
C)  All of the above 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

Review the following paragraphs and answer the questions below.
Offender A covers a victim's face with her own shirt during a rape. This behavior is part of a psychological desire, facilitating a fantasy that the victim is another person.
Offender B covers a victim's face with her own shirt during as part of a functional need to keep the victim from seeing his face and identifying him at a later time.
-Covering the victim's face is considered an MO behavior in which of the above examples? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Offender T

Question 19

Case linkage is often seen in both forensic and investigative contexts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain the difference between signature behavior and offender signature.

Accepted Answer

Signature behaviors are those acts commi

Exam 14: Case Linkage: Offender Modus Operandi and Signature

Which of the following is not a purpose of MO behaviors.

Signature needs and MO needs can be satisfied by the same behavior.

What principle of behavioral evidence analysis states that different offenders do similar things for different reasons?

Signature behaviors are functional in nature.

Which of the following is true regarding signature behavior?

Two women murdered in their homes, in generally the same fashion, in the same community, over the course of a year. This evidences what type of behavioral linkage?

Two convenience robberies occur in broad daylight. Both involve a .357-magnum handgun and both involve an offender wearing a mask. This evidences what type of behavioral linkage?

With respect to behavioral evidence, case linkage efforts have typically hinged on what two concepts?

Which of the following is an example of a passive signature behavior?

An investigative linkage is sufficient to suggest a behavioral commonality.

Which of the following is an example of a destabilizing MO factor.

Case linkage involves establishing and comparing which of the following?

Behavioral evidence can be used like fingerprints or DNA with respect to determining with certainty that the same person must be responsible for two or more crimes.

Which of the following is not an example of an X-factor?

An_________ refers to any unplanned influence that can affect crime scene behavior during an offense.

Which of the following is true regarding offender signature?

What type of analysis is conducted during an ongoing investigation while facts are still being established?

Case linkage is often seen in both forensic and investigative contexts.

Explain the difference between signature behavior and offender signature.

A History of Criminal Profiling

Criminal Profiling: Science, Logic, and Cognition

Alternative Methods of Criminal Profiling

Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Criminal Profiling

An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis

An Introduction to Crime Scene Analysis

Forensic Victimology

Sexual Deviance

Sexual Asphyxia

False Reports

An Introduction to Crime Reconstruction

Crime Scene Characteristics

Interpreting Motive

Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet

Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects

Inferring Offender Characteristics

Psychopathy and Sadism

Sex Crimes

Domestic Homicide

Mass Murder

Serial Crime

Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Ethics and the Criminal Profiler

Criminal Profiling on Trial

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