Advisory Meeting #2

EQ

What is the most important factor in an unidentified subject's psychological profile?

Answer #2 

Using victimology as way to gain insight to the offender's motives in order to narrow down suspects within an investigation. 

3 Details  

1. Victimology is the study of victimization, focusing on the interactions between the offender and the victim. 

2. Similarities between victims or crimes provide information about likely perpetrators while giving insight about the victims themselves. 

3. Involves examining all areas of the victims lives to gain knowledge, including their lifestyle, career, background, health, and physical characteristics as a way to learn about the unsub. 

Research source 

http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/profiling/victimology/1.html

Concluding Sentence

Victimology involves learning about all areas of the victims life in order to understand why this person was the victim and what person would have done this.