Psychological Profiling In Criminal Justice
Abstract
This paper examines psychological profiling, and the profiling process. It also discusses the history and emergence of profiling as a technique in the criminal justice system. An outline of serial killers Jack the Ripper and the murders committed by Ted Bundy are also analyzed to determine the types of profiling used in the investigation process. It also determines if profiling is an effective tool in investigations. There is also a distinguish between legitimate profiling in real life versus profiling offered by the media such as novels, and movies. Profiling is defined and analyzed in this paper in comparison to two notorious serial killers that lived during different eras to determine the advancement and techniques of profiling in criminal cases.
Criminal Profiling in the Criminal Justice System and a
Comparison of Jack the Ripper with Ted Bundy …show more content…
The psychological profiling of offenders has three goals; “to provide the criminal justice system with a social and psychological assessment of the offender, to provide the criminal justice system with a psychological evaluation of belongings found in the possession of the offender, and to provide interviewing suggestions and strategies” (Holmes & Holmes, 2009). Profiling of suspects can be tracked back to the 1880’s. However, it wasn’t until the twentieth century that forensic psychology was incorporated into profiling and new techniques were developed. Although profiling is considered an important tool for crime solving, “by itself it does not solve any crimes, profiling is merely a tool” (Holmes & Holmes, 2009), and when it is used with other investigative methods it narrows the scope of a search and a
This paper examines psychological profiling, and the profiling process. It also discusses the history and emergence of profiling as a technique in the criminal justice system. An outline of serial killers Jack the Ripper and the murders committed by Ted Bundy are also analyzed to determine the types of profiling used in the investigation process. It also determines if profiling is an effective tool in investigations. There is also a distinguish between legitimate profiling in real life versus profiling offered by the media such as novels, and movies. Profiling is defined and analyzed in this paper in comparison to two notorious serial killers that lived during different eras to determine the advancement and techniques of profiling in criminal cases.
Criminal Profiling in the Criminal Justice System and a
Comparison of Jack the Ripper with Ted Bundy …show more content…
The psychological profiling of offenders has three goals; “to provide the criminal justice system with a social and psychological assessment of the offender, to provide the criminal justice system with a psychological evaluation of belongings found in the possession of the offender, and to provide interviewing suggestions and strategies” (Holmes & Holmes, 2009). Profiling of suspects can be tracked back to the 1880’s. However, it wasn’t until the twentieth century that forensic psychology was incorporated into profiling and new techniques were developed. Although profiling is considered an important tool for crime solving, “by itself it does not solve any crimes, profiling is merely a tool” (Holmes & Holmes, 2009), and when it is used with other investigative methods it narrows the scope of a search and a