1. CJ 266 Deviance and Violence Seminar 8

2. SEMINAR OVERVIEW Welcome Final Essay Guidelines Managing Serial Murder Cases Forensics Profiling—Benefits and Problems Signatures & Methods of Operation Solving Serial Murder Cases

3. Final Essay Guidelines There are 2 essays to complete—you must complete BOTH. Topics: Social Explanations of Serial Killers; Reactive and Proactive investigative approaches Each essay should be 3-4 pages in length. Use at least 3 references and APA style. The final essays are worth 110 points. Essays are due at the end of Unit 9

4. Final Essays Grading Criteria You’ll be graded on the following criteria Organization/Format15 Content 60 Writing style/Mechanics 10 Research/Sources 25 Total Points110

5. Issues in Managing Major Cases Media Impact Management of Departmental Resources Multiagency Jurisdiction Unusual Complexity of the Case

6. Why are Serial Killer Cases Hard to Solve? High mobility across many law enforcement jurisdictions Offenders generally prefer strangers Minimal amount of evidence left at crime scenes Insufficient interagency communication to recognize a common pattern of homicides Insufficient coordination between jurisdictions in several states. Additional complexities

7. What is Forensics? Forensics—belonging to or used in courts of law. Forensic medicine Forensic psychology Criminal profiling Criminalistics Victimology

8. Types of Profiling Offender Victim Equivocal Death DNA Crime Scene Psychological Geographical

9. Purpose of Profiling Investigative tool Direction Psychological Insights/Advice Developing systematic computer tracking Facilitating communication Evidence corroboration

10. Problems with Profiling Wrong Direction—strain on resources Errors in information Rush to conclusion Misunderstood offender profiles Place specific murders cannot be geographically profiled

11. Signatures of Serial Murderers How does a signature differ from a MO (method of operation)? Why is this information important in a serial murder case?

12. Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) VICAP—serves as a national clearinghouse for reports involving solved or unsolved homicides, attempted homicides, abductions, missing persons where violence is suspected, and unidentified dead bodies involving homicides. What were the problems associated with its initial use? Is this something that we need?

13. Solvability Factors Quality of police interviews with eyewitnesses Circumstances that led to the initial stop of the murderer Circumstances that established probable cause to search and seize physical evidence Quality of the investigations at the crime scene(s) Quality of the scientific analysis of the physical evidence

14. Law Enforcement Performance Do you think law enforcement agencies should be criticized for their performance in solving serial murder cases? Are they successful?

15. WRAP UP Any Questions/Concerns? Next Week’s Topic: Sentencing Serial Killers