The Top Down Approach from the module of Forensic Psychology has been summarised from the AQA psychology textbook for A LEVEL published by Illuminate Publishing.
Investigative tool employed by the police when solving crimes.
Main aim is to narrow the field of enquiry and the list of likely suspects.
In high profile murder cases, professional profilers will be called.
Methods vary, but usually involve careful scrutiny of the crime scene and analysis of the
evidence to generate hypothesis about the probable characteristics of the offender.
The American approach
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