the top-down approach (TDA) is an American approach by the FBI created in the 1970s and is based on witness accounts and evidence from crime scenes which assign offenders into two categories.
what are the two types/categories of offenders?
organised and disorganised offenders.
an organised offender is usually…
someone with an above averageIQ.
planned their crimes beforehand
targets a specific victim
socially and sexually competent.
a disorganised offender is…
someone with a below average IQ
Most likely abused as a childhood
History of failed relationships or sexual dysfunction
Don’t plan their crimes beforehand, leave clues at crime scenes.