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• uk statistical approach
• uk uses investigative psychology and relies less on intuiton
• 5 ways in which crime scene is assessed in uk - interpersonal coherence - time and place significance - criminal characteristics - criminal career - forensics awareness
• interpersonal coherence - suggests a persons interactions with others in their life is the same as their interaction with the victim
• time and place significance - links to offenders mental mode when the commited the crime
• criminal characteristics - how the crime suggests offenders characteristics
• forensic awareness - does offender know how the criminal justice system works
• geographical - where the offender is based dictates their crime
• least effort principle - the offender commits crimes close to the home
• distance decay - crimes decrease further away from the house
• circle hypothesis - commits crimes within circle of house or outsid
• commuter - outside of circle
• maurader - inside circle
• pro - support evidence - canter and larkin 87% mauraders
• con - don't know until caught
• pro - more scientific