Also Referred to as Criminal Investigation Analysis, This Form of Profiling

question 35

Multiple Choice

Also referred to as criminal investigation analysis, this form of profiling is based upon the FBI model developed by their Behavioral Science Unit.Psychosocial data are compared to other similar cases and investigators engage in an experiential/informational guessing technique to reconstruct the offenders' personality.

• A)offender profiling
• B)geographic profiling
• C)equivocal death profiling
• D)crime scene profiling

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Definitions:

Mental Functions

The operations of the brain that are responsible for cognitive activities such as thinking, reasoning, memory, and perception.

Association Areas

Regions of the brain that integrate information from different sensory inputs and are involved in complex processes like thinking and learning.

Auditory Cortex

The area in the brain tasked with handling sounds, situated in the temporal lobe.

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the brain located on either side of the brain, beneath the temples, involved in processing auditory information and are critical for language, memory, and emotion.