Question 1

What variable is ignored by the behavioral consistency theory and the homology assumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivation 
B)  Time 
C)  Offender behavior 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Motivation 
B)  Time 
C)  Offender behavior 
D)  All of the above B

Question 2

Which of the following is a problem characteristic when rendering a criminal profiler?

Accepted Answer

A)  Age 
B)  Knowledge of the victim 
C)  Knowledge of the crime scene 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Age 
B)  Knowledge of the victim 
C)  Knowledge of the crime scene 
D)  All of the above A

Question 3

Error rate refers to the frequency of errors, also known as incorrect answers, opinions, conclusions, or interpretations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following can be used to individualize a particular person?

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA analysis 
B)  Fingerprints 
C)  Odontological evidence 
D)  All of the above 
A)  DNA analysis 
B)  Fingerprints 
C)  Odontological evidence 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Behavioral evidence analysis is a tool suited for the task of individuating offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What theory suggests that the same criminal will behave relatively the same way across offenses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral motivation 
B)  Homology assumption 
C)  Principle of uniqueness 
D)  Behavioral consistency 
A)  Behavioral motivation 
B)  Homology assumption 
C)  Principle of uniqueness 
D)  Behavioral consistency

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a circumstance that can support the conclusion that a prior relationship of some kind exists between the victim and the offender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use of a victim's name during the crime 
B)  Absence of forced entry 
C)  Willingness of a victim to get into an offender's vehicle without a struggle 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Use of a victim's name during the crime 
B)  Absence of forced entry 
C)  Willingness of a victim to get into an offender's vehicle without a struggle 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

When deducing offender characteristics, skill should be left out of an assessment altogether in favor of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_________refers to establishing the precise identity of a particular person.

Accepted Answer

A)  Forensic identification 
B)  Individualization 
C)  Personal identification 
D)  Personal individualization 
A)  Forensic identification 
B)  Individualization 
C)  Personal identification 
D)  Personal individualization

Question 10

Personal identification refers to establishing the precise identity of which individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Witnesses 
B)  Victims 
C)  Offenders 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Witnesses 
B)  Victims 
C)  Offenders 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

The purpose of behavioral evidence analysis is to provide insight into criminal behavior and to define or refine the suspect pool in a criminal investigation. It is not a tool suited for the task of individuating offenders in its own right. Explain this statement.

Accepted Answer

An item can only be individualized if it

Question 12

An offender who commits a particular crime more than once may get better and more proficient with time. This is an example of what offender characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence 
B)  Criminal skill 
C)  Knowledge of methods and materials 
D)  Knowledge of the crime scene 
A)  Intelligence 
B)  Criminal skill 
C)  Knowledge of methods and materials 
D)  Knowledge of the crime scene

Question 13

Knowledge of a crime scene requires knowledge of the victim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An item can only be individualized if it has some unique feature or property that distinguishes it from all other items in the universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A good argument may be made that the overall utility of Daubert is lacking apart from the criteria that relate to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Error rates 
B)  Peer review 
C)  Testing and falsification 
D)  General acceptance 
A)  Error rates 
B)  Peer review 
C)  Testing and falsification 
D)  General acceptance

Question 16

Explain the homology debacle. Define the terms behavioral consistency and the homology assumption within your explanation.

Accepted Answer

Two theories accepted by those using pre

Question 17

Provide 2 offender characteristics that have proven to be investigatively relevant in a behavioral evidence analysis profile. Explain.

Accepted Answer

Characteristics will include 2 of the fo

Question 18

Criminal profiling is not subject to Daubert criteria because it lacks scientific methodology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Evidence of criminal skill may be thought of as a function of offender_________ and_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  MO, signature 
B)  Planning, motive, 
C)  Planning, precautionary acts 
D)  Precautionary acts, opportunistic elements 
A)  MO, signature 
B)  Planning, motive, 
C)  Planning, precautionary acts 
D)  Precautionary acts, opportunistic elements

Question 20

A written criminal profile is more likely to be misrepresented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Inferring Offender Characteristics

What variable is ignored by the behavioral consistency theory and the homology assumption?

Which of the following is a problem characteristic when rendering a criminal profiler?

Error rate refers to the frequency of errors, also known as incorrect answers, opinions, conclusions, or interpretations.

Which of the following can be used to individualize a particular person?

Behavioral evidence analysis is a tool suited for the task of individuating offenders.

What theory suggests that the same criminal will behave relatively the same way across offenses?

Which of the following is an example of a circumstance that can support the conclusion that a prior relationship of some kind exists between the victim and the offender?

When deducing offender characteristics, skill should be left out of an assessment altogether in favor of intelligence.

_________refers to establishing the precise identity of a particular person.

Personal identification refers to establishing the precise identity of which individuals?

The purpose of behavioral evidence analysis is to provide insight into criminal behavior and to define or refine the suspect pool in a criminal investigation. It is not a tool suited for the task of individuating offenders in its own right. Explain this statement.

An offender who commits a particular crime more than once may get better and more proficient with time. This is an example of what offender characteristics?

Knowledge of a crime scene requires knowledge of the victim.

An item can only be individualized if it has some unique feature or property that distinguishes it from all other items in the universe.

A good argument may be made that the overall utility of Daubert is lacking apart from the criteria that relate to which of the following?

Explain the homology debacle. Define the terms behavioral consistency and the homology assumption within your explanation.

Provide 2 offender characteristics that have proven to be investigatively relevant in a behavioral evidence analysis profile. Explain.

Criminal profiling is not subject to Daubert criteria because it lacks scientific methodology.

Evidence of criminal skill may be thought of as a function of offender_________ and_________.

A written criminal profile is more likely to be misrepresented.

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

Case Linkage: Offender Modus Operandi and Signature

Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet

Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects

Psychopathy and Sadism

Sex Crimes

Domestic Homicide

Mass Murder

Serial Crime

Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Ethics and the Criminal Profiler

Criminal Profiling on Trial

Filters

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