Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Introduction
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What is crime?
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What causes crime?
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Introduction to profiling
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Why is profiling important?
Schools of thought
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Classical
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Positivist
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Chicago
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Theories of social structure
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Symbolic interactionism
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Individual theories
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Biosocial theories
Types and levels of crime
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Misdemeanours and felonies
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Personal crimes
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Property crimes
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Inchoate crimes
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Statutory crimes
Violent crimes
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Murder
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Sexual assault
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Assault
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Autopsies
Punishment
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Fines and sanctions
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Prison
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Death penalty
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Parole and probation
Forensic science
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What is forensics and where did it start?
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Toxicology
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Ballistics
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Anthropometry
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Fingerprints
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Modern forensics
Profilers
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Walter C. Langer
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James A. Brussel
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Howard Teten
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Richard Walter and Robert D. Keppel
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John Douglas and Robert Ressler
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David Canter
Phases of profiling
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Examination of evidence
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Classification of evidence
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Reconstruction
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Examining the offender’s signature
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Generating a profile
Victimology
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Victims
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Criminal consequences
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Victim proneness
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Victim facilitation
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Victim rights
