Question 1

Which of the following does NOT match Vernon Geberth's (1990) evaluation of an organized offender?

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A)   significantly older than victim
B)   owns a middle-class automobile
C)   married or living with a partner
D)   high birth-order statusE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Why is a psychological autopsy done?

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A psychological autopsy is conducted to ...

Question 3

Because physical qualities and demographics are also important in identifying criminals,which term do some investigators prefer to use in relation to profiling?

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A)   psychic profile
B)   holistic profile
C)   sociopsychological profile
D)   hierarchical profileE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

"Signature" refers to the method in which a crime was carried out.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a killer who has murdered on at least two separate occasions,with no cooling-off periods between homicides?

Accepted Answer

A)   mass murderer
B)   serial murderer
C)   spree murderer
D)   family murdererE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

What percentage of murderers who have committed sexually oriented homicides report having been sexually abused as children?

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A)   10 percent
B)   25 percent
C)   50 percent
D)   75 percentE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Distinguish among three approaches to criminal profiling.

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The three approaches to criminal profili...

Question 8

According to FBI analyses,a person with abnormal behaviour patterns becomes more ritualized in his or her actions over time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Distinguish between the types of cases in which criminal profiling is more likely or less likely to be effective.

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Criminal profiling is more likely to be ...

Question 10

The information about Sherlock Holmes' deductive skills highlights which of the following points regarding criminal profiling?

Accepted Answer

A)   Criminal profiling techniques did not exist until the 21st century.
B)   Criminal profiling techniques are not acknowledged in fictitious crime novels.
C)   Sherlock Holmes novels are the only literary works to acknowledge criminal profiling techniques.
D)   Criminal profiling is referenced in both historic and modern-day literary works.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

According to Murphy and Peters (1992),the vast majority of sexually victimized children do not become offenders as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

At which of the following psychoanalytic stages did James A Brussel (1968) believe New York's "Mad Bomber" to be fixated?

Accepted Answer

A)   oral
B)   anal
C)   Oedipal
D)   latencyE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a reason criminal profiling sometimes is considered separate from forensic psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Training in criminal profiling has historically been controlled by law enforcement.
B)   There are more jobs than applicants to fill the positions.
C)   Most profilers have not done graduate work in psychology.
D)   Even experienced profilers acknowledge that profiling is more art than science.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

How is Charles Whitman,the Texas Tower shooter,best described?

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A)   mass murderer
B)   serial murderer
C)   spree murderer
D)   family murdererE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following was characteristic of many of the Unabomber's targets?

Accepted Answer

A)   They had been nominated for the Nobel prize.
B)   They had been featured in articles in The New York Times.
C)   They came from universities in the Southeast.
D)   They were former classmates of Theodore Kaczynski.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What is the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System?

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The Violent Crime Linkage Analysis Syste...

Question 17

In 1989,U.S.federal agents stopped 600 people matching the profile of a drug courier.How many were arrested?

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   50
C)   200
D)   300E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

What are some steps and outcomes in a crime scene analysis?

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Crime scene analysis involves several st...

Question 19

What are unique,personal aspects of a criminal act,often the reflection of a need to express violent fantasies,a reflection of?

Accepted Answer

A)   a criminal's signature
B)   a criminal's sociological makeup
C)   a criminal's modus operandi
D)   a criminal's demographicsE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

What are two recent profiling advancements in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)   VICAP and VICLAS
B)   VICAP and geographic profiling
C)   VICLAS and geographic profiling
D)   geographic profiling and psychological autopsiesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Criminal Profiling

The information about Sherlock Holmes' deductive skills highlights which of the following points regarding criminal profiling?

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Which of the following best describes a killer who has murdered on at least two separate occasions,with no cooling-off periods between homicides?

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According to FBI analyses,a person with abnormal behaviour patterns becomes more ritualized in his or her actions over time.

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At which of the following psychoanalytic stages did James A Brussel (1968) believe New York's "Mad Bomber" to be fixated?

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Because physical qualities and demographics are also important in identifying criminals,which term do some investigators prefer to use in relation to profiling?

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Distinguish among three approaches to criminal profiling.

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Which of the following is NOT a reason criminal profiling sometimes is considered separate from forensic psychology?

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Why is a psychological autopsy done?

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In 1989,U.S.federal agents stopped 600 people matching the profile of a drug courier.How many were arrested?

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According to Murphy and Peters (1992),the vast majority of sexually victimized children do not become offenders as adults.

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What are unique,personal aspects of a criminal act,often the reflection of a need to express violent fantasies,a reflection of?

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What percentage of murderers who have committed sexually oriented homicides report having been sexually abused as children?

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Which of the following does NOT match Vernon Geberth's (1990) evaluation of an organized offender?

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Which of the following was characteristic of many of the Unabomber's targets?

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What is the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System?

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"Signature" refers to the method in which a crime was carried out.

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Distinguish between the types of cases in which criminal profiling is more likely or less likely to be effective.

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