Murder dates back to ancient times; from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the death of Jesus Christ. Along with the murders come an abundant amount of questions asked pertaining to them. The reason behind all the questioning on the grounds that society craves on insight toward malevolent acts of other human beings. After all, it is human nature to seek out answers to fulfill curiosity. Even in the ancient era of 44 B.C., individuals searched for reason why individuals committed homicide. Homicide is an unlawful killing of a person by another; murderer is the given term for a person who commits this crime. However, a person who commits more than two different acts of homicides with a resting period, is no longer deemed as a murderer; they
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Psychological profiling is the act of using a set of techniques to try to identify perpetrators of serious crime, this style of profiling is normally used by law enforcement agencies. Without the help of these strategies, many mysteries would not be solved and many murder cases would go on without justice. Incidentally, there are several aspects that goes into psychological profiling; Modus operandi, Personation, and Staging. To start with, Modus Operandi, or M.O. is a particular way or method a criminal commits a crime; it is the resulting correlation that connects cases, and the learned behavior that is dynamic and malleable. When linking murders together, the M.O. is a critical step in crime scene analysis due to the similarities the offender leaves in each scene or on the victim. Secondly, there is Personation or otherwise known as a signature, it is the unusual behavior done by the serial killer that is unnecessary to commit the crime. Furthermore, the serial killer’s signature behavior may reveal their psychological or emotional needs, and a reflection of an underlying personality, lifestyle and developmental experiences. Signatures of the offender are unique which makes the hunt more effortless for the FBI agents. Profilers are able to distinguish different crimes to its respective killer. For example, a rapist shows domination or control during the assault, and they may also tie down their victim with an object that is prevalent to the offender. Then, the profiler will seek for the unique mark from this particular item left on the first victim, and pursuit any other victims with the same markings. Lastly, the final offender behavior is staging, it occurs when “someone purposely alters the crime scene prior to the arrival of the police” (Jones) . Customarily, if the serial killer stages the crime scene it means that he or she has a some form of connection with
Psychological profiling is the act of using a set of techniques to try to identify perpetrators of serious crime, this style of profiling is normally used by law enforcement agencies. Without the help of these strategies, many mysteries would not be solved and many murder cases would go on without justice. Incidentally, there are several aspects that goes into psychological profiling; Modus operandi, Personation, and Staging. To start with, Modus Operandi, or M.O. is a particular way or method a criminal commits a crime; it is the resulting correlation that connects cases, and the learned behavior that is dynamic and malleable. When linking murders together, the M.O. is a critical step in crime scene analysis due to the similarities the offender leaves in each scene or on the victim. Secondly, there is Personation or otherwise known as a signature, it is the unusual behavior done by the serial killer that is unnecessary to commit the crime. Furthermore, the serial killer’s signature behavior may reveal their psychological or emotional needs, and a reflection of an underlying personality, lifestyle and developmental experiences. Signatures of the offender are unique which makes the hunt more effortless for the FBI agents. Profilers are able to distinguish different crimes to its respective killer. For example, a rapist shows domination or control during the assault, and they may also tie down their victim with an object that is prevalent to the offender. Then, the profiler will seek for the unique mark from this particular item left on the first victim, and pursuit any other victims with the same markings. Lastly, the final offender behavior is staging, it occurs when “someone purposely alters the crime scene prior to the arrival of the police” (Jones) . Customarily, if the serial killer stages the crime scene it means that he or she has a some form of connection with