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Profiling of Crimes Committed by Psychopathic Offenders
CHEN Ruihan
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2022.08.006
Criminal Investigation Police University of China, Shenyang, China
Criminal profiling is a process according to the behavioral pattern of offender to analyze the characteristics of the unsub. This article aims to review specific type of offender, psychopaths, to analyze their features during the crimes. It will firstly introduce the concept of psychopath and their criminality from genetic, biological, and environmental perspective. Then the characteristics of psychopathic offenders will be analyzed as well as motive, criminal scene analysis. Thirdly, three types of crimes that psychopaths are highly involved will be discussed. Finally, from the perspective of victimology, it also discusses the features of victims that psychopathic offenders choose.
psychopaths, offender profiling, criminal analysis
Psychology Research, August 2022, Vol. 12, No. 8, 612-619
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