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    • 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 average IQ.
      • 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.
      • Sexually and socially incompetent.
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