Disadvantages Of Offender Profiling
Offender profiling is used to help identify and capture likely suspects by analyzing patterns of crime and how a crime was committed. It presents both advantages and disadvantages. Research that has been conducted on psychological profiling reveals that profiles rely on stereotypes, assumptions, and inferences (Schwartz, 2016). Since there is a 50-50 chance that accurate profiles may or may not be developed its reliability and validity is inconclusive. Nevertheless, it continues to be used in investigations. Other profiles such as geographic and racial profiling yield more accuracy. Geographic profiling has proven to be a sound investigative tool but not the only tool that should be used in an investigation. Its focus is on the location where
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Several factors are considered such as an eyewitness’s opportunity to view the suspect, their level of attention, the accuracy of their description, the degree of certainty of their identification and the time elapsed between witnessing and identification. All of these are important factors. Moreover, in the criminal justice system, there are estimator and system variables that affect and influence an eyewitness’s ability to recollect details of a crime. System variables can be controlled while estimator variables cannot be controlled by the criminal justice system. Known estimator variables such as attention, duration, lighting, distance, cross-race effect, and weapons focus effect can influence an eyewitness’s recollection. System variables include lineup assembly, lineup instructions, and post-identification feedback. These variables can be controlled by police …show more content…
The funnel approach is an effective strategy because it begins with open-ended questions and only introduces follow up questions when retrieval has been depleted (Carol, 2016). Rapport building leads to free discussion and develops a sense of harmony and trust between witness and interviewer. It focuses on attention, positivity, and coordination. Interviewing techniques are significant in eyewitness memory extraction so careful measures should be taken conducting
Several factors are considered such as an eyewitness’s opportunity to view the suspect, their level of attention, the accuracy of their description, the degree of certainty of their identification and the time elapsed between witnessing and identification. All of these are important factors. Moreover, in the criminal justice system, there are estimator and system variables that affect and influence an eyewitness’s ability to recollect details of a crime. System variables can be controlled while estimator variables cannot be controlled by the criminal justice system. Known estimator variables such as attention, duration, lighting, distance, cross-race effect, and weapons focus effect can influence an eyewitness’s recollection. System variables include lineup assembly, lineup instructions, and post-identification feedback. These variables can be controlled by police …show more content…
The funnel approach is an effective strategy because it begins with open-ended questions and only introduces follow up questions when retrieval has been depleted (Carol, 2016). Rapport building leads to free discussion and develops a sense of harmony and trust between witness and interviewer. It focuses on attention, positivity, and coordination. Interviewing techniques are significant in eyewitness memory extraction so careful measures should be taken conducting