DQ&CT 17

Discussion Questions

Provide 2 offender characteristics that have proven to be investigatively relevant in a behavioral evidence analysis profile. Explain.

Explain the homology debacle. Define the terms behavioral consistency and the homology assumption within your explanation.

The purpose of behavioral evidence analysis is to provide insight into criminal behavior and to define or refine the suspect pool in a criminal investigation. It is not a tool suited for the task of individuating offenders in its own right. Explain this statement.

Critical Thinking

Read the sections in your book starting with page 422: Criminal Profiling in Court: read the case: U.S. v. Gordon E. Thomas III (2006). Summarize the facts of the case and state the significance of the court ruling.