Criminal Profiling: Application of The FBI’s Typology in Homicides Occurred in the City of São Paulo

The criminal profiling technique, developed in the second half of the last century, has proved to be a useful resource as an investigative technique, especially when conventional techniques have not been productive and is closely associated with the Behavioral Sciences and with Forensic Criminology, being used to direct to investigate by reducing the number of suspects in a crime. Among the various methodologies available, the Crime Scene Analysis stands out, popularly known as the “FBI Method”, developed by agents from the Behavioral Science Unit (BSU - Behavioral Science Unit) of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, an organ American investigation agency of federal autarchy, which has certain similarities to the Federal Police of Brazil) from the 1980s. In this article, the application of such methodology for the initial characterization of the criminal profile of homicide suspects ant authors in the city of São Paulo through the study of real cases in which the author worked, performing the examination of the crime scene.

Clinical and criminal profile of internet offenders with ASD

Purpose Autism-specific characteristics have been associated with internet criminal activities. Internet and non-internet offenders differ on a series of demographic, psychological and offending variables. However, the clinical and criminal presentation of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in forensic secure care settings has been underexplored. This paper aims to explore the profiles of internet offenders with ASD admitted to a secure psychiatric unit. Design/methodology/approach This study provides the results of a service evaluation of individuals with ASD. The demographic, clinical and criminal characteristics of a small sample of internet offenders with ASD admitted to secure care are described and discussed. Findings Internet offenders present in secure care with high rates of comorbid disorders, histories of violence and traumatic experiences, mood disorders and difficulties with relationships. Of the 24 internet offenders discussed, 18 of them committed an offence of a sexual nature involving children. Originality/value This paper highlights the potential risks for individuals with ASD in using the internet and the possible difficulties associated with detecting this because of rapid advancements in technology.

INTELLECTUAL METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE FACTORS OF THE CRIMINAL LANDSCAPE OF RUSSIAN REGIONS

In the context of significant transformations taking place in society, it is especially important to prevent a slide into chaos, and to ensure a stable and secure socio-economic environment. One of the main problems is the heterogeneity of management objects, in this case, the structure of crime in the regions of the Russian Federation. To determine the similarity of the structure of the regional economy, the author compares the structure of indicators of criminal statistics per registered crime. The author presents the "criminal profile" of each region as a set of numbers (a vector) that represents the relative contribution of each indicator of criminal statistics, thus leveling the factor of the size of the regions. Thus, the overall level of crime by region is not compared, only the share of indicators of criminal statistics is analyzed, which can be called the "criminal profile" of the region. Reasonable conclusions are made about the presence of objective prerequisites for the allocation of groups of regions. Possible ways of practical application of this classification are considered.

Perfil de los violadores seriales: un análisis de casos

La presente investigación comprende un estudio empírico sobre los violadores seriales, en el que se tiene en cuenta el análisis de diversos sucesos ocurridos en España, a partir de diferentes sentencias judiciales. El objetivo de este trabajo radica en la creación de un perfil criminal, comparando diferentes variables que nos permiten obtener características comunes a esta tipología delictiva.The present research includes an empirical study of serial rapists, taking in to account the analysis of several events that occurred in Spain, based on judicial sentences. This work goals to create a criminal profile, comparing different variables allowing us to obtain characteristics, which are common to this criminal typology.

A criminal profiling of persons convicted for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances illicit trafficking

This article provides a classification and characteristics of persons convicted for crimes in the field of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances illicit trafficking. The article deals with the statistics in this sphere over the past five years. Based on the collected empirical evidence the authors analyzed the qualitative indicators of convicted drug offenders. The examination of statistical data from investigative and judicial practice on crimes in the field of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances illicit trafficking made it possible to sketch a criminal profile of a person sentenced to imprisonment: a citizen of the Russian Federation, a male between 18 to 39 years, having a secondary general or vocational education. Moreover, the personality of a convicted person is characterized by his internal criteria deformation devaluing the norms and rules that express and consolidate public interests. The authors also conducted a comparative analysis of offenders convicted both in the Russian Federation and in such federal subjects as Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region. The choice of St. Petersburg as one of the objects of this research is justified by the fact that it has been among the leaders of the regions with the largest number of recorded drug-related crimes for several years.

Criminal profile of migrants’ smuggler across the State Border of Ukraine

The research is grounded on the basic of study of judgments of the national courts of Ukraine against persons who committed human smuggling across the State border of Ukraine. The research covered 360 judgments in the period from 2013 to 2018; the studied judgments were passed against 406 people. The obtained results of the empirical research provides for the primary, reliable and representative information about persons who committed human smuggling across the State border of Ukraine. This made it possible to formulate a criminal profile of migrants’ smuggler. Based on our research, description and analysis, we consider that there is a need for additional researches of the social organization of the illegal transfer of persons across the State border of Ukraine in order to obtain a deeper knowledge of this phenomenon. Especially it concerns the structure of the groups of smuggling of migrants in order to better define the typology of these criminal groups to promote more effective strategies from the side of law enforcement agencies.

Perfil psicopatológico y delictivo en pacientes drogodependientes en tratamiento

Description of the psychopathological and criminal profile in drug-dependent patients under treatment. This study performs an analysis of the prevalence of criminal behaviors in addicted patients under treatment. The sample consisted of 71 addicts (63 men and 8 women) who sought treatment at Proyecto Hombre Valladolid. Criminal behaviors, socio-demographic characteristics and consumption variables were evaluated with the EuropASI; psychopathological symptomatology with the SCL-90-R; and personality variables with the MCMI-III. Patients with and without criminal behaviors were compared in all the variables studied. The rate of addicted patients involved in criminal acts was 67.6% (n= 48). Significant differences were observed between patients with and without criminal behavior. Patients with criminal acts were more likely to show polydrug use. Patients with associated criminal behaviors had a more severe addiction. The implications of these results for clinical practice and future research are discussed.Keywords: Drug addiction; crime; criminological profile; comorbidity; addictions.Resumen: En este estudio se lleva a cabo un análisis de la prevalencia de conductas delictivas en pacientes adictos en tratamiento. Se cuenta con una muestra de 71 adictos (63 hombres y 8 mujeres) que acudie­ron a tratamiento en Proyecto Hombre Valladolid. Se evaluaron las conductas delictivas, las carac­terísticas sociodemográficas y las variables de consumo con el EuropASI, la sintomatología psicopatológica con el SCL-90-R y las variables de personalidad con el MCMI-III. Se compararon los pacientes con y sin conductas delictivas en todas las variables estudiadas. La tasa de pacientes adictos implicados en actos delictivos fue del 67.6% (n = 48). Se observaron diferencias significativas entre los pacientes con y sin conductas delictivas. Entre los pacientes con actos delic­tivos era más probable que presentaran policonsumo de sustancias. Los pacientes con conductas delictivas asociadas presentaban una mayor gravedad en su adicción. Se discuten las implicaciones de estos resultados para la práctica clínica y la investigación futura.Palabras clave: Drogadicción; delito; perfil criminológico; comorbilidad; adicciones.

Mujeres inmigrantes privadas de libertad

Se revisa brevemente el estado de la mujer en la cárcel y su perfil delictivo y los correspondientes datos cuantitativos de cárceles españolas. Se propone un proyecto de investigación e intervención cuyo objetivo principal es detectar los niveles de éxito o fracaso del colectivo de mujeres inmigrantes en su doble adaptación, a través de la observación de las distintas estrategias de asimilación que poseen. Todo ello, llevaría a una conclusión final, que sería obtener un perfil sociocultural de las mujeres inmigrantes. Esto llevaría a una intervención adecuada por parte de las instituciones o servicios que se ocupen de dar ayuda a colectivos desfavorecidos, y /o dar datos sobre la población reclusa a las políticas migratorias. It will be reviewed briefly the state of the woman in prison and her criminal profile and the corresponding quantitative data of Spanish prisons are briefly reviewed. A research and intervention project is proposed whose main objective is to detect the levels of success or failure of the immigrant women in their double adaptation, through the observation of the different assimilation strategies they have. All this, would lead to a final conclusion, which would be to obtain a sociocultural profile of immigrant women. This would lead to an adequate intervention by institutions or services that deal with giving assistance to disadvantaged groups, and / or giving information about the inmate population to migration policies.

Youth homicide: a study of homicide predictor factors in adolescent offenders in custody in the south of Brazil

Objectives To assess the sociodemographic, psychiatric and criminal profile of adolescent offenders complying with temporary custody for homicide/homicide attempt and to compare it to that of the population of adolescents in custody for other crimes. Methods This cross-sectional study was based on the review of the medical records of 74 juvenile offenders in temporary custody at socioeducational agency Fundação de Atendimento Sócio-Educativo do Rio Grande do Sul. For the analysis, variables that presented p < 0.2 were included in multivariate adjustment through logistic regression. Results The sample comprised males only, mostly with white skin color (55.6 vs. 57.9% for homicidal and non-homicidal, respectively) and with a high prevalence of school failure (77.8 vs. 91.2%). There was a high prevalence of family history of delinquency (88 vs. 81%). Only years of study and belonging or not to a criminal organization remained statistically significant in the multivariate model. Conclusion The results show that having fewer years of study and denying belonging to a criminal organization are predictive factors of homicidal behavior in adolescent offenders (both with statistical relevance). The other variables were not statistically significant for this outcome. The present study may serve as a basis for further research, which may improve our understanding of risk factors for juvenile homicide.