OP2: seminar task 2019-20 by Katja Hallenberg https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2 Summarise: Aims of the paper​, Methodology if empirical, key theoretical approach if not, Findings/key arguments​ en-us 2020-02-05 09:57:45 UTC 2020-02-27 17:15:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Paper https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451509368 Aims of the paper
To investigate the performance of individuals engaged in criminal profiling
Methodology
Empirical evidence is found to support the capabilities of profilers in decisively surpassing nonprofilers in predicting the characteristics of offenders.
observations
Key Arguments
Number of problematic misconceptions and contradictions inherent to the literature.]]> 2020-02-27 16:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451509368 Aim: https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451509840 The goal of the current article is to conduct a systematic review of the literature to determine the scientific credibility of CP, which in turn will inform the utility of this particular investigative technique for practitioners.]]> 2020-02-27 17:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451509840 https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451510301 · Aims 
>  To attempt to understand if, how, and why offender profiling can be operationally useful to police officers
> Not a lot of research into how successful offender profiling is

· Methodology 
> Semi-structured interviews with 11 detectives from single UK police force 
> Used the Snowball technique to gain participants = a personal contact of the researchers located initial participants and these officers helped to recruit other colleagues to take part
> Officers had to previously work on at least 1 investigation where they had direct contact with the profiler 

· Findings/key arguments 
>  11 detectives were unsatisfied with offender profiling services -makes investigations into unmanageable proportions (too big) in terms of suspects and cases 
> Felt pressured into continuing use of the profiling 
> Do not hold profiling in high regard and would only use profiling again only as a last resort 

]]> 2020-02-27 17:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451510301 Concluded that the CP field relies on weak standards of proof and that profilers do not decisively outperform other groups when predicting the characteristics of an unknown criminal https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451510836 2020-02-27 17:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451510836 Methodology https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451515145  Sample articles. Potential studies for inclusion in the narrative review were located through an electronic search.

Procedure. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were first coded along the following dimensions: article characteristics, principal author characteristics and authors perspective on Criminal profiling.

Interrater reliability. Agreement of the coding of the commonsense/empirical criteria.

Confidence intervals and effect size calculations. Confidence intervals (CIs) were defined as the plausible values for the population parameter.


]]> 2020-02-27 17:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451515145 https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451516005 Aims
To challenge some of the methodological decisions of Snook, Eastwood, Gendreau, Goggin and Cullen and questioned their interpretation of their meta-analytic findings. 
Methodology
A meta-analysis.
Findings
Valuable to compare various criminal profiling approaches, defining various profiling approaches more difficult than others realise, a systematic review of profiling needed.

]]> 2020-02-27 17:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451516005 https://padlet.com/katja_hallenberg/70t1ifq51ix2/wish/451521816 Aims- outline current knowledge of CP technique, frequency that is used in criminal investigation, argues that CP has meager empirical support as a investigative tool, devoted to consideration of how the discrepancy may have arisen between the lack of evidence supporting CP practices and beliefs about its effectiveness! 

Conclude by arguing CP should not be used as an investigative tool, until it receives adequate scientific support. 



Method / key theoretical approach  
 
The involvement of some types of classification systems or typology which is categorised both crime scene behaviours and offender background characteristics, although the organised/ disorganised typology has been the driving force behind CP practices around the world for many years. It is only recently been the subject of empirical scrutiny. 

Findings and key arguments 

Empirical research shows that the likelihood of an individuals agreeing with a message generally increases as the message is repeated (cacioppo and petty 1979) repeating the message that CP is an effective CP tool may contribute to the CP a illusion 
Cp actually works


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