Question

Define and identify key concepts related to crime-scene profiling and crime-scene basics.

Answer 1

Define and identify key concepts related to crime-scene profiling and crime-scene basics.

• Modus operandi: this is referred to as the behavioural pattern that is unique to the offender while commissioning of the offence. The MO of an offender could change depending upon the different factors example the changing habits or the drug or alcohol use or to learn how to commit a crime in a more effective manner.
• Organised crime scenes: these may be premeditated acts where the offender would have already planned for the crime. In this case, the offender will not be choosing for random victims and would be selecting their victim carefully. The offender would be maintaining their crime throughout the commission of the crime.
• Disorganised crime scene: this is a crime in which the victim will not be chosen or pre meditated. The crime would be chaotic as well as messy. There is no premeditation and the victim is decided only by chance. The victim is depersonalised and would not be having any conversations with the victim.
• Mixed crime scene: in this case, there would be elements of both the crimes. This would happen when the offender has already decided on the victim, and the premeditated crime might fail for some reason, thus leading to a chaotic offence.
• Signature: this would be revealing the unique cognitive processes that would be associated with a crime. This is more consistent than MO.
• Staging: this is the phenomenon where there would be an alter of the crime scene, after occurring of the crime scene and before arrival of the law enforcement. This is when it would be tried to make like the offence has been committed by someone else.