Offender profiling

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Cards (24)

  • Crime - any act that is punishable by law. They are socially constructed which means that crimes are culturally relative, as well as dependent on the time, place and social situation that said action may occur in.
  • What are the two types of offender profiling?
    • Top Down Approach
    • Bottom Up Approach
  • What offender profiling method is used by the USA
    Top Down Approach
  • Who uses the Top Down Approach
    The FBI
  • What offender profiling technique is used in the UK?
    The Bottom Up Approach
  • Who uses the Bottom Up Approach
    Psychologists