Discussion Post: Open Forum
When analyzing the evidence, what questions come to mind about the crime, the offender, and the victim? During this Open Forum, consider what information you may need to determine the concepts related to the
o Review the evidence of the course case, looking at concepts related to the offense.
o What things would you like to know related to the offense?
o As you review the documents, are there other issues surfacing?
Homework: Investigating a Crime: Phase II - Concepts Related to the Offense
What does the analysis of evidence tell us about the general nature of the crime, the offender's knowledge of the location of the crime, the risk level for the offender, the level of risk of the victim, and the relationship between the victim and offender? The analysis of the concepts related to the offense can help determine if the crime was organized or disorganized. It can also determine motive and intent.
In this Homework you start Phase II of the criminal investigative analysis process by analyzing the evidence of the criminal report from the perspective of the offense.
To prepare for the Homework:
o Review the evidence in the criminal report from the perspective of the offense.
In a 2 to 3 pages analysis of the offense:
Summarize
o The victim's action during the offense
o The offender's action during the offense
o Any victim/offender interaction before, during, and after the offense
Explain any
o Motive
o Staging
o Modus operandi
o Intent
o Premeditation
o Affective violence
o Predatory violence
o Expressive/instrumental violence
o Signature/ritual
Finally, explain whether the crime was organized or disorganized. Support your conclusion with references to the specific evidence.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
• Bartol, C. R. & Bartol, A. M. (2010). Criminal & behavioral profiling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
o Chapter 5, "Profiling Applied to Specific Crimes" (pp. 129-170)
• Turvey, B. E. (2012). Criminal profiling: An introduction to behavioral evidence analysis (4th ed.). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
o Chapter 6, "An Introduction to Crime Scene Analysis" (pp. 141-162)
o Chapter 11, "An Introduction to Crime Reconstruction" (pp. 253-286)
o Chapter 12, "Crime Scene Characteristics" (pp. 287-310)
o Chapter 18, "Psychopathy and Sadism: Interpreting Psychopathic and Sadistic Behavior in the Crime Scene" (pp. 447-480)
• Schlesinger, L. B. (2009). Psychological profiling: Investigative implications from crime scene analysis. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 37(1), 73-84.