Criminologists Have Used Profiling and Use Personality Theories to Describe

question 121

Multiple Choice

Criminologists have used profiling and use personality theories to describe perpetrators. The goal of using personality profiles of perpetrators is often focused on ________.

• A) helping narrow a search or interrogation process
• B) helping to prove guilt
• C) identifying criminal personality types
• D) demonstrating that there are some personality types that are prone to crime

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Definitions:

Sound Waves

Audible disturbances that propagate through the air or other materials and are perceivable when they arrive at the ear of a human or animal.

Sense Organs

Organs that receive stimuli (like the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin) and send information to the brain via the nervous system to be interpreted.

Lens Flexibility

Lens flexibility refers to the capacity of the eye's lens to change shape to focus on objects at various distances, crucial for sharp vision.

Visual Acuity

The clarity or sharpness of vision, a measure of how well a person can see details at a distance.