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Psychology - Paper 3 - Forensic Psychology
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Psychology - Paper 3 - ForensicPsychology
Offender Profiling - correct answer-A method of working out the characteristics of an
offender by examining the characteristics of the crime and crime scene
Types of Approaches in Offender Profiling - correct answer-1. Top Down Approach
2. Bottom Up Approach
Top Down Appraoch - correct answer-Getting data from crime scene and using that as a
basis to apply characteristics to the offender
Based on intuition
TDA - Organised and Disorganised Offenders - correct answer-Organised - Highly
intelligent, leaves less of evidence, has a plan, may have specific types of victims
Disorganised - Less intelligent, leaves more types of evidence, may be less planned out,
may not have specific type of victime
Bottom Up Approach - correct answer-Looks at data from crime scene on statistical
evidence to match characteristics with offender (e.g. analysing similar crimes and offenders)
BUA - Invesigative Psychology and Geographical Profiling - correct answer-Investigative
Psychology - Looking at both data from the crime scene and statistical evidence
Geographical Profiling - Analysing the location of the offence, and using this to see possible
locations for their next and previous offences
Cognitive Explanations to Offender Profiling - correct answer-1. Level of Moral reasoning
2. Cognitive Distortions
Level of Moral Reasoning - correct answer-Kohlberg proposed people's decisions and
judgements on issues of right and wrong can be summarised in a stage theory of moral
development (higher stage the higher the sophisticated reasoning)
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