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What is a Crime Assessment Specialist? | Crime Junkie AF Podcast

July 23, 2024 / 01:26

This episode discusses the differences between crime assessment and profiling, featuring insights on evidence-based approaches versus psychological profiling.

The guest explains that profiling is often portrayed in mainstream media, but emphasizes that crime assessment relies on tangible evidence found at crime scenes. They describe how behaviors and mannerisms can influence criminal actions.

Key discussions include the importance of understanding why certain individuals become victims and how evidence guides the investigation process. The guest highlights the need for a focused approach in identifying suspects based on the evidence available.

TLDR

Crime assessment focuses on evidence, while profiling is psychological; the episode clarifies these distinctions.

Episode

1:26
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there is a difference between crime assessment and profiling I feel like everyone knows profiling I mean it's
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like it's literally mainstream TV but there is a difference right it is the the big difference between the two is
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profiling is psychological and crime assessment is evidence-based so what we do is we look at the evidence at the
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scene um and I tell people this all the time like you know and we break it down into different categories but everyone
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has mannerisms about themselves everyone has behavior that that that kind of grow
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grows with them and develops with them through through life and those behaviors come out when they commit a crime and
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that's what we look for in the evidence what's there what's not there you know why is something like this in a lot of
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cases is why is that person the victim like why did they choose this person versus somebody else to do this to so
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and it's really evidence-based that we go off of what we see at the crime scene or don't see and it's not psych like if
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you look at some of the older profiling like they're given you know hey we think
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this is a you know a white male and given an age and some of these other thing we don't go down there like I
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always say and you know this I can get you into the right church I can get you into the right Pew it's your job to
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figure out which one of those five people did this then that's what it comes down to

Episode Highlights

  • The Difference Between Profiling and Assessment
    Profiling is psychological, while crime assessment relies on evidence. Understanding this distinction is crucial.
    “Profiling is psychological and crime assessment is evidence-based.”
    @ 00m 11s
    July 23, 2024
  • Behavioral Mannerisms in Crime
    Everyone has unique behaviors that emerge during criminal acts, which can be analyzed for insights.
    “Everyone has mannerisms about themselves that develop through life.”
    @ 00m 25s
    July 23, 2024
  • Evidence-Based Crime Scene Analysis
    Crime scene investigations focus on what is present and absent, guiding the profiling process.
    “It's really evidence-based that we go off of what we see at the crime scene.”
    @ 00m 51s
    July 23, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • Profiling is psychological and crime assessment is evidence-based.
    What is a Crime Assessment Specialist? | Crime Junkie AF Podcast
  • Everyone has mannerisms about themselves that develop through life.
    What is a Crime Assessment Specialist? | Crime Junkie AF Podcast
  • It's really evidence-based that we go off of what we see at the crime scene.
    What is a Crime Assessment Specialist? | Crime Junkie AF Podcast

Key Moments

  • Mainstream Awareness00:04
  • Evidence Analysis00:51