RICK'S WORLD OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR PROFILING

DEFINITION:

A description of the salient psychological and behavioral characteristics of a person. It portrays the individual psychodynamically by identifying personality and behavior traits or patterns that uniquely classify and distinguish him from members of the general population.

PURPOSE:

To provide the investigator with a personality composite of the unknown suspect(s) that will aid swift and judicious apprehension.

HOW DOES IT HELP?:

Reduces the number of possible suspects, refocuses the investigation, Reduces investigative man hours. Although it does create more hours analyzing the and reconstructing the crime scene.

Ingram, Robert, M.S., GBI. (1996. December 9) Speech presented to students at Columbus State University. The Mind of the Serial Offender Workshop. Columbus, Ga.

TYPES OF CASES WHERE PROFILING HAS BEEN PROFITABLE:

Homicides (serial, sadistic, and lust)

Rape

Arson

Child Molestation

Equivocal Deaths

Assassin Personalities (stalking)

Extortion

Hazelwood, Robert, M.S.,FBI. (1997. March 6). Speech presented to students at Behavior Analysis of Violent Crime Scenes Workshop, Atlanta, Ga.

THE BEHAVIOR CONTINUUM

PSYCHOTIC PERSONALITY

Behavior Reflects Personality

Psychosis - Mental Illness

Delusions: False Belief

Hallucinations: False Perceptions

Fantasy/Reality: Inability to Distinguish between the two

Characteristics:

Bizarre Behavior


Disorganized Life Style


Fragmented Thoughts


Inappropriate Behavior


Social Withdrawal


Sloppy


Behavior Reflects Disorganization and Lack of Planning

NEUROTIC PERSONALITY

Neurosis

Anxiety Disorder

Emotional Reaction to Stress

Functional Disorder

Maintains Contact With Reality

Phobia

Irrational and Persistent Fear

Fetish

Irrational Devotions or Attractions to a Non-Sexual Object to Achieve Sexual Excitement


Obsession

Preoccupation with Repeated Patterns Irrational and Disturbing Behavior


Characteristics

Contact with Reality

Usually Much Discomfort for the Person, But not Society

Behavior Relatively Enduring and Recurrent

Precise Record Keepers

Rigid Personality

Behavior Reflects Poor Coping Skills and Much Anxiety

PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER

Pervasive and Unwarranted Suspiciousness and mistrust of People

Expectations of Trickery or Harm

Hypervigilance, Taking Unneeded Precations

Guardedness or Secretiveness

Blaming Others

Questioning the Loyalty of Others

Overconcerned for Hidden Motives and Special Meanings

Pathological Jealousy

Quick to Take Offense

"Makes Mountains Out of Molehills"

Ready to Counterattack at the Least of Threats

Inability to Relax

Appearance of Being Cold - Unemotional

Lack of True Sence of Humor

Absence of passive, Soft, Tender Feelings

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Grandiose Sense of Self-Importance or Uniqueness

Exaggeration of Achievements and Talents


Beauty or Ideal Love

Exhibitionism - Requires Constant Attention and Admiration

Cannot Handle Criticism, Indifference of Others or Defeat

Disregard for the Personal Integrity and Rights of Others

Complete Lack of Empathy

ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY

Absence of Mental Illness

Normal in Almost Every Sense

Wears a Mask of Sanity

Characteristics

Superficial Charm

Abesense of Delusions or Hallucinations

Knows Right From Wrong

Selfish

Easily Frustated

Blames Others

Manipulates

Fakes Emotion

Impulsive

Organized

Above Average Intelligence

Unreliable

Lack of Remorse or Guilt

Lack of Insight

Poor Interpersonal Relations

Failure to follow any Life Plan

Suicide Rarely Carried Out

Behavior Reflects Organized Planning

Ingram, Robert, M.S., GBI and Stone, Ralph S., GBI. (1996. December 9) Speech presented to students at Columbus State University. The Mind of the Serial Offender Workshop. Columbus, Ga.

THINGS NEEDED TO PROFILE A CASE

PHOTOGRAPHS

1. Colored of the victim

2. Lager the better, focusing on depth and extent of wounds.

3. Body positioning, different angles.

4. If residence involved, photographs of other rooms, to include drawing of same.

5. Photo of area to include aerial shot to show relationship of body placement to area.

NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMPLEX

1. Racial data

2. Ethnic data

3. Social data

VICTIMOLOGY

1. Age

2. Sex

3. Race

4. Marital status/adjustments

5. Intelligence

6. Scholastic achievements/adjustments

7. Life Style

8. Personality style/characteristics

9. Demeanor

10. residency in relation to crime scene

11. Sexual adjustment

MEDICAL REPORTS/AUTOPSY

MAP OF VICTIM'S TRAVEL PRIOR TO DEATH

1. Place of employment

2. Residence

3. Where last seen

4. Crime scene location(s)

Stone, Ralph S., GBI. (1996. Nov. 20) Speech presented to students at Columbus State University. Major Case Management and Investigative Techniques. La Grange, Ga.

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If you have a case that you would like me to analyze, please contact me at: [email protected] or mail via: U.S. postal service or telephone at:

Investigator Rick Miller

6840 West Church Street

Douglasville, Ga 30134

770-920-4910

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