Profiling
The type of profiling which involves identifying and predicting individuals behavior in known individuals and has 2 basic approaches which are, threat assessment and risk assessment.
What is psychological profiling?
No single identifiable causal factor, desire for media attention, childhood history of abuse
What are risk factors of serial murders?
Charles Whitman and James Holmes
Shootings, assault, robbery, sexual assault
What are types of school violence?
Often a disgruntled employee, few social supports, few friends, loner
What are workplace violence perpetrators' characteristics?
Type of profiling which involves identifying the psychological and behavioral features of persons who may commit a particular crime.
What is suspect-based profiling?
What are myths about serial killers?
Triggered by significant loss, carefully planned, deliberate targets
What are crime characteristics of mass murder?
Most of these occur in the U.S. than other countries combined
What are school shootings?
Middle aged white men
What is the typical workplace violence perpetrators race and age?
Type of profiling which involves locating an offender's base of operations.
What is geographical profiling?
34 in US history
What are female serial killers?
Ages 35 to 45
What is the age range of mass murderers?
It is an epidemic, all are alike, always a loner, exclusively motivated by revenge, easy access to weapons is the most significant factor, unusual behaviors/interests are hallmarks of violent students
What are myths about school shootings?
Offender attempts to harm others or organization, ranges from subtle or hidden actions to active confrontations or destruction of property
What is workplace aggression?
Type of profiling which involves reconstructive psychological evaluation or psychological autopsy.
What is equivocal death analysis?
No one causal factor, media attention, not impulsive, sexual gratification, most not delusional or psychotic, opportunity and random availability of suitable victim
What are psychological motives of serial killers?
What are motives of mass murder?
Form of peer aggression where one or more individuals repeatedly physically, verbally, and/or psychologically harass a weaker victim
What is bullying?
Offender intends to cause serious physical or bodily harm to individuals within organization or to organization itself.
What is workplace violence?
Type of profiling which involves identifying personality traits, behavior patterns, and habits of unknown offender based on characteristics of the crime
What is crime scene profiling?
6 of these cases identified in the last 150 years
What are juvenile serial killers?
Frustrated, angry, helpless about their lives, perceive life as failure, Socially isolated
What are some characteristics of mass murderers?
Physical, verbal, psychological
What are types of school bullying?
Committed by individual outside of the organization most of the time
What is workplace murder?