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and its theoretical and empirical foundations and assumptions. This approach has become commonly used in the classifications of violent serial offenders. The only available study that examines the reliability of the classification system involved the reading of a sexual-homicide case summary. In this
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The "classification stage", which involves integrating the information collected into a framework which essentially classifies the murderer as "organized" or "disorganized". Organized murderers are thought to have advanced social skills, plan their crimes, display control over the victim using
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The ancestor of modern profiling, R. Ressler (FBI), considered profiling as a process of identifying all the psychological characteristics of an individual, forming a general description of the personality, based on the analysis of the crimes committed by him.
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The organized/disorganized dichotomy is further flawed in that it fails to meet the criteria of a typology. David Canter examined the relationship between the behavioral styles and background characteristics of 100 serial-homicide offenders using a
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fashion that was dependent on the interviewees. The process whereby participants were divided into groups based on organized or disorganized characteristics and behaviors has been described as the product of
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Organized/ Disorganized Typology of Serial Murder: Myth or Model? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 10(3): 293–320.
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Much criticism surrounding the FBI process of profiling focuses on the validity of the classification stage. In particular, the criticism targets the organized versus disorganized
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characteristics, family characteristics, military background, education, personality characteristics, and it may also suggest to the investigator the appropriate interview/
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system if the classification is not effective. The FBI classification system is derived from a single interview-based research study with a small sample of apprehended
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An assimilation phase where all information available in regard to the crime scene, victim, and witnesses is examined. This may include photographs of the crime scene,
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Following the classification stage profilers attempt to reconstruct the behavioral sequence of the crime, in particular, attempting to reconstruct the offender's
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process that relied on non-random self-selection, and the extensive use of potentially biased data. The interviews were unstructured and led in an
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of the FBI's classification system considering its limitations has also been criticized. Further limitations of the original study include the
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Profiling and Investigative Psychology. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 1: 1–15.
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than the modus operandi—the signature is what the offender does to satisfy his psychological needs in committing the crime.
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