Offender profiling - Quiz
A) It is completely unregulated. B) It is regulated only at the state level. C) It is strictly regulated by international forensic organizations. D) It is regulated by a federal governing body.
A) There are too many governing bodies creating conflicting rules. B) Qualifications are only based on academic degrees. C) Only retired police officers are legally allowed to be profilers. D) There is no governing body to determine who is qualified.
A) Peer-reviewed longitudinal studies. B) Anecdotal support. C) Mathematical probability models. D) Rigorous empirical evidence.
A) They are highly skeptical of its accuracy. B) They refuse to use it in investigations. C) They believe it should be made illegal. D) They are largely supportive of its use.
A) Detectives are poor profilers. B) Detectives are only accurate in cases involving violent crime. C) Detectives are highly accurate profilers. D) Detectives are as accurate as specialized psychologists.
A) The halo effect. B) The bystander effect. C) The Barnum effect. D) Cognitive dissonance.
A) They reject both profiles as inaccurate. B) They request a third profile to act as a tie-breaker. C) They easily identify the more accurate profile. D) They cannot determine which profile is more accurate.
A) The crime scene location. B) The perceived source of the information. C) The length of the criminal report. D) The age of the perpetrator.
A) It makes them perceive the profile as more accurate. B) It makes them ignore the profile entirely. C) It has no impact on their perception. D) It makes them more critical of the profile's contents.
A) There are no criteria to define who is a professional. B) Experts charge too much money for their services. C) Experts are usually less accurate than consultants. D) Experts often refuse to testify in court.
A) Identifying mental, emotional, and personality characteristics based on crime scene evidence B) A method to predict the exact date of a future crime C) A legal process used to convict suspects in court D) A technique to clear suspects of all charges
A) Psychodynamic processes and intelligence levels B) Behavioral consistency and homology C) Personality traits and situational factors D) Criminal history and geographic location
A) The 2000s B) The 1960s C) The 1950s D) The 1980s
A) 100 B) 50 C) 188 D) 243
A) Mokros and Alison B) The police force C) A 2021 research panel D) Malcolm Gladwell
A) Indifferent B) Very reluctant C) Supportive and collaborative D) Highly enthusiastic
A) Situational factors B) Environmental conditions C) Economic status D) Personality
A) Psychodynamic precision B) Rigid scientific standards C) Weak definitions D) Empirical consistency
A) Howard Teten B) Robert Ressler C) John Douglas D) J. Edgar Hoover
A) 12 B) 24 C) 48 D) 36
A) 1992 B) 1985 C) 1984 D) 1972
A) Hunter Integrated Telemetry System B) Violent Criminal Apprehension Program C) Behavioral Analysis Unit D) Criminal Investigative Analysis Program
A) Modern Developments B) The Lust Murderer C) The Railway Rapists D) Criminal Investigative Analysis
A) Unorganized B) Psychopathic C) Hunter D) Mixed
A) John Douglas B) Howard Teten C) Richard Walter D) David Canter
A) BSU B) BAU C) HITS D) NCAVC
A) David Canter B) Robert Ressler C) John Douglas D) Richard Walter
A) Investigative psychology B) Offender telemetry C) Criminal investigative analysis D) Behavioral science
A) Offender profiling B) Behavioral analysis C) Investigative psychology D) Criminal investigative analysis
A) Robert Ressler B) James Brussel C) Thomas Bond D) Cesare Lombroso
A) Walter C. Langer B) Cesare Lombroso C) Robert Ressler D) Thomas Bond
A) Five B) Two C) Four D) Three
A) Thomas Bond B) Robert Ressler C) Cesare Lombroso D) James Brussel
A) FBI Agent B) Detective C) Police Surgeon D) Psychiatrist
A) After World War II B) 1932 C) 1956 D) 1888
A) The Boston Strangler B) George Metesky C) Adolf Hitler D) The Lindbergh baby kidnapper
A) The Criminal Man B) Instruction to the Speaker C) Casebook of a Crime Psychiatrist D) Malleus Maleficarum
A) Richard Walter B) Gerard N. Labuschagne C) Roy Hazelwood D) Robert Keppel
A) Turco B) Hazelwood C) Labuschagne D) Copson
A) Habits or tendencies during the killing B) The geographical location of the crime scene C) Unique similarities in each of the kills D) The psychological motivation for the crime
A) Six B) Five C) Four D) Three
A) Geographical approach B) Criminal investigative approach C) Scientific statistical approach D) Clinical practitioner approach
A) Conducting a psychological evaluation of the investigator B) Interviewing the offender's family C) Compiling a written report highlighting the findings D) Predicting the future behavior of the suspect
A) 85% B) 42% C) 56% D) 19%
A) 192 B) 600 C) 242 D) 1,000
A) 192 B) 12 C) 29 D) 600
A) 1,000 B) 600 C) 242 D) 192
A) 85% B) 75% C) 42% D) 56%
A) Howard Teten B) Roy Hazelwood C) John E. Douglas D) Ernst Gennat
A) Ernst Gennat B) George Metesky C) Hercule Poirot D) Sherlock Holmes
A) Walter Charles Langer B) James A. Brussel C) Ernst Gennat D) Roy Hazelwood
A) Top hat B) Leather gloves C) Double-breasted suit D) Raincoat
A) London B) Berlin C) Atlanta D) New York
A) 80% B) 50% C) 28% D) 72%
A) A signature analysis. B) Data on the victim's history. C) References to forensic evidence. D) Justification for the conclusion. |
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