Comparison between approaches

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Faith B

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  • Similarities
    • Assumptions of patterns in offending
    • Both attracted media attention
    • Both used to narrow down field of suspects
  • Differences
    • TD - Qualitative data, BU - Quantitative data
    • TD - Originated from the US, FBI, BU - From UK, Psychologists
    • TD - works down from categories, BU - works up from evidence
    • TD - based on making inferences from evidence, BU - analysis of crime evidence
    • TD - works for personal crimes like rape, arson and murder, BU - works for an array of crimes