Geographic Profiling Case Study

Geographic profiling uses information that relied on a management system that primarily demonstrate the methodology that evaluates where the crimes occurred in the area, to find the exact location of the criminal hotspot. It has many strengths and weakness that can be used to target a wanted criminal, however it needs precise accurate information to be valid in capturing the offender. It can be greatly helpful in many crimes such as rape, homicide, arson, terrorist activity, robbery, and kidnapping. It is a theoretical crime model that focuses on the individual profile that matches him with who the offender associates with, his profession, and where residence is located. Every individual has precise movements and this model directly attacks their patterns or activities. By using scientific and qualitative that uses the criminal prior locations along with developing a map that illustrates where there next crime may occur helps with the scope of finding

The media could play a factor if the investigations leaks valid information that could destroy a case by allowing the individual to set up decoys that lead them off their trail. Also, without concrete evidence or a random pattern it can be very difficult for a detective or police officers to track the offender movements. Depending on how the criminal dispose the body, local law enforcement may have to find out that several body parts were not dispose at one crime scene. Another difficult part to consider is the statistics where the crimes occur, if it is a city with high crime rates or town, then the offender has the element of camouflage to his advantage. For example, if it was a city such as Chicago where many murder occurs but each have similar patterns or profiles, then it would be unlikely to captured the criminals or use this technique effectively because movements are to