Criminal Profiling: Theories and Practice
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Methodology
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This criminal profiling course will give you an understanding of the development of various profiling methods and the ways they are applied to cases. Learn how a profile may be formed under each method, and understand some of the areas a profile can be applied to such as linking serial crimes. You will also learn about the history behind criminal and enemy profiling, the CIA, motives and crime mapping.Dr. Wayne Petherick is a forensic criminologist and an Associate Professor of Criminology in the Faculty of Society and Design at Bond University. He teaches Criminal Profiling, Criminal Motivations, Forensic Criminology, Profiling and Crime Analysis, Crime and Deviance, and Applied Crime Analysis and has published textbooks in those areas.This course is ideal for anyone interested in criminal profiling, forensic psychology or the history, techniques and methods utilized for identifying criminal suspects. You will understand the difference between the TYPE_IDs of logic and reasoning used to develop profiles and the theories behind your favourite crime cases, documentaries and even TV shows.
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Includes 40 lectures and over 2 hours of content. Uses various case studies to highlight certain points and theories. Learn about the development of individual profiling methods, and what each method is based on. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each profiling method. Suitable for anyone interested in understanding the offender motive and linking the crimes of a serial offender.
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- Criminology
- Psychology
- Approach
Course programme
An Introduction
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An Introduction to Profiling
What is Criminal Profiling
Enemy Profiling
Enemy Profiling
History of Criminal Profiling
Concepts, profiling and reasoning.
Basic Concepts
Inductive Profiling
Deductive Reasoning
Adductive Reasoning
Examples
Diagnostic Evaluations
Diagnostic Evaluations
The CIA
History of CIA
The FBI Study
Organised and Disorganised
CIA in Practice
Investigating Psychology and Techniques
Investigative Psychology
Origins of IP
Theoretical Backdrop
Statistical Techniques
Behavioural Evidence Analysis
BEA
Stages of BEA
Geographic profiling and computerised crime mapping
Geographic Profiling
Centres and Circles
Computerised Crime Mapping
Computers versus People
A Suggested Approach
A Suggested Approach
Case Linkage
Case Linkage
New Jersey versus Fortin
A Suggested Approach
Case Example
Staging
Staging
Case Example
Motives
Motivational Analysis
Motivational Typologies
Courtroom and Cases
Profiling in Court
Notable Cases
Investigative Relevance
Investigative Relevance
Utility and Relevance
Case Study
Case Study
Criminal Profiling: Theories and Practice