16.2.1 The Top-Down Approach

• What is the top-down approach in offender profiling based on?

  Previous cases and theories
• The top-down approach categorizes offenders into organised or disorganised
• Stages of the top-down approach in offender profiling

  1️⃣ Data Assimilation

  2️⃣ Crime Scene Classification

  3️⃣ Profile Generation

  4️⃣ Apprehension
• The top-down approach categorizes offenders based on organized or disorganized behavior.
• When did the top-down approach in offender profiling originate?

  1970s
• The FBI interviewed 36 serial killers and rapists
• The top-down approach was developed in the 1960s.

  False
• Which organization developed the top-down approach?

  FBI
• Disorganised offenders tend to leave the crime scene messy
• What is a key characteristic of organised offenders at the crime scene?

  High level of control
• What is the first stage of the top-down approach in offender profiling?

  Data Assimilation
• The second stage of the top-down approach is to determine organised or disorganised behaviour
• Profile generation involves creating a description of the likely offender.
• What is the final stage of the top-down approach?

  Apprehension
• Organised offenders plan their crimes meticulously and exhibit a high level of control
• Organised offenders plan their crimes in advance.
• What do organised offenders attempt to do at the crime scene?

  Clean up
• Organised offenders typically have above-average intelligence
• What type of weapons do disorganised offenders use at the crime scene?

  Whatever is available
• Match the offender type with their crime characteristics:

  Organised Offender ↔️ Planned crime

  Disorganised Offender ↔️ Spontaneous crime
• What is the primary categorization of offenders in the top-down approach?

  Organised or Disorganised
• The top-down approach was developed by the FBI in the 1970s.
• How many serial killers and rapists did the FBI interview to develop the top-down approach?

  36
• The stages of the top-down approach include data assimilation, crime scene classification, profile generation, and apprehension
• Order the stages of the top-down approach:

  1️⃣ Data Assimilation

  2️⃣ Crime Scene Classification

  3️⃣ Profile Generation

  4️⃣ Apprehension
• What is a key characteristic of organised offenders at the crime scene?

  Exhibit control
• How many stages are involved in the top-down approach to offender profiling?

  Four
• Stages of the top-down approach to offender profiling in the correct order

  1️⃣ Data Assimilation

  2️⃣ Crime Scene Classification

  3️⃣ Profile Generation

  4️⃣ Apprehension
• The top-down approach was developed by the FBI
• The top-down approach categorizes offenders as either organised or disorganised based on crime scene characteristics.
• What are two key characteristics of organised offenders?

  Planning and control
• Organised offenders often bring weapons to the crime scene
• Organised offenders attempt to clean up the crime scene after committing the crime.
• What type of intelligence do organised offenders typically possess?

  Above-average
• Organised offenders commit crimes that are carefully planned
• Organised offenders use whatever weapons are available at the crime scene.

  False
• What do organised offenders do with the crime scene after the crime is committed?

  Clean it up
• Organised offenders typically have higher intelligence
• Disorganised offenders plan their crimes meticulously.

  False
• What type of weapons do disorganised offenders use during crimes?

  Available weapons