Question 1

UNSUB profiling is based on which method of criminal profiling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geographical profiling 
B)  Behavioral evidence analysis 
C)  Investigative psychology 
D)  Criminal investigative analysis 
A)  Geographical profiling 
B)  Behavioral evidence analysis 
C)  Investigative psychology 
D)  Criminal investigative analysis D

Question 2

UNSUB profiling has had little impact in the courtroom because of its prejudicial effect against defendants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What resulted from the 1993 court ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frye was superseded 
B)  Expert testimony could be admitted if the district court deemed it both relevant and reliable 
C)  Trial judges were obligated to act as gatekeepers 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Frye was superseded 
B)  Expert testimony could be admitted if the district court deemed it both relevant and reliable 
C)  Trial judges were obligated to act as gatekeepers 
D)  All of the above D

Question 4

Cognizant that UNSUB profiling would be excluded, profilers were forced to reorient their focus so they could use their mind-hunting skills in court. It was with this objective in mind that the profiling community created what 2 types of analyses?

Accepted Answer

A)  MO and signature 
B)  Motivational and MO 
C)  Motivational and linkage 
D)  Criminal investigative and linkage 
A)  MO and signature 
B)  Motivational and MO 
C)  Motivational and linkage 
D)  Criminal investigative and linkage

Question 5

Define motivational analysis and linkage analysis. Explain why the profiling community created these types of analyses.

Accepted Answer

As profiling became increasingly identif

Question 6

Which of the following has recently gone through increased scrutiny in the courtroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hair identification 
B)  Footprint identification 
C)  Fingerprint identification 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Hair identification 
B)  Footprint identification 
C)  Fingerprint identification 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Which Supreme Court ruling held that expert testimony may be admitted if it is both relevant and reliable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frye v. United States 
B)  Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals 
C)  Khumo Tire Co. v. Carmichael 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Frye v. United States 
B)  Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals 
C)  Khumo Tire Co. v. Carmichael 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

UNSUB profiling is aimed at individualizing the psychological evidence at a crime scene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Profilers have routinely crossed the line with testimony regarding motivational analysis and linkage analysis, resulting in unfavorable court rulings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following terms can be used to accurately describe UNSUB profiling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nomothetic 
B)  Deterministic 
C)  Nonsituationist 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Nomothetic 
B)  Deterministic 
C)  Nonsituationist 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

The term UNSUB refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unknown subject 
B)  Unknown suspect 
C)  Unidentified subject 
D)  Unidentified suspect 
A)  Unknown subject 
B)  Unknown suspect 
C)  Unidentified subject 
D)  Unidentified suspect

Question 12

During the 1980's, the profiling community redirected its focus from criminal investigations to criminal and evidence law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the__________ , if the fact finders can evaluate---for themselves---the central facts
from which the examiner's opinions were drawn, courts will generally admit the evidence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fact effect 
B)  Common knowledge effect 
C)  Central effect 
D)  Show-and-tell effect 
A)  Fact effect 
B)  Common knowledge effect 
C)  Central effect 
D)  Show-and-tell effect

Question 14

The move toward individuality profiling, or linkage analysis, was motivated by investigative considerations rather than legal considerations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Evidence introduced to establish motive is generally admissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain the significance of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. in regards to the criminal profiling community.

Accepted Answer

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals,

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding expert witnesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have influenced the legal system since the 13th century 
B)  Courts have traditionally been weary of expert witnesses 
C)  The judiciary has struggled to develop admissibility standards for expert testimony 
D)  All of the above 
A)  They have influenced the legal system since the 13th century 
B)  Courts have traditionally been weary of expert witnesses 
C)  The judiciary has struggled to develop admissibility standards for expert testimony 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Because the FBI originally intended to use profiling as an investigative tool, there is little research sustaining the many far-reaching claims made by profilers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Define UNSUB profiling. Explain how UNSUB profiling differs in respect to the traditional forensic sciences.

Accepted Answer

UNSUB profiling refers to inferring the

Question 20

If evidence is neither relevant nor reliable, it should not be admissible in court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: Criminal Profiling on Trial

UNSUB profiling is based on which method of criminal profiling?

UNSUB profiling has had little impact in the courtroom because of its prejudicial effect against defendants.

What resulted from the 1993 court ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals?

Cognizant that UNSUB profiling would be excluded, profilers were forced to reorient their focus so they could use their mind-hunting skills in court. It was with this objective in mind that the profiling community created what 2 types of analyses?

Define motivational analysis and linkage analysis. Explain why the profiling community created these types of analyses.

Which of the following has recently gone through increased scrutiny in the courtroom?

Which Supreme Court ruling held that expert testimony may be admitted if it is both relevant and reliable?

UNSUB profiling is aimed at individualizing the psychological evidence at a crime scene.

Profilers have routinely crossed the line with testimony regarding motivational analysis and linkage analysis, resulting in unfavorable court rulings.

Which of the following terms can be used to accurately describe UNSUB profiling?

The term UNSUB refers to which of the following?

During the 1980's, the profiling community redirected its focus from criminal investigations to criminal and evidence law.

According to the__________ , if the fact finders can evaluate---for themselves---the central facts from which the examiner's opinions were drawn, courts will generally admit the evidence.

The move toward individuality profiling, or linkage analysis, was motivated by investigative considerations rather than legal considerations.

Evidence introduced to establish motive is generally admissible.

Explain the significance of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. in regards to the criminal profiling community.

Which of the following is true regarding expert witnesses?

Because the FBI originally intended to use profiling as an investigative tool, there is little research sustaining the many far-reaching claims made by profilers.

Define UNSUB profiling. Explain how UNSUB profiling differs in respect to the traditional forensic sciences.

If evidence is neither relevant nor reliable, it should not be admissible in court.

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

Inferring Offender Characteristics

Psychopathy and Sadism

Sex Crimes

Domestic Homicide

Mass Murder

Serial Crime

Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Ethics and the Criminal Profiler

Filters