The impact of the psychological profiles of the offender and victims on the court evidence presented by the prosecutor and defense teams and witness usePsychological profiling involves developing a composition of behavioral attributes. It combines psychological and sociological review of the offender. The process of profiling is anchored on the premise that if the crime scene is analyzed carefully and accurately, there is a good chance that the type of person involved in the offence will begin to surface. Therefore, it is based on the idea that some types of people manifest certain behavior tendencies and patterns. A jury informed of such patterns, is better equipped to ascertain probale suspects (Ebisike, 2007).
Profiling driven by psychological processes has an impact on the strategies and suggestions for evidence presentation by both offenders and victims. In the offender's case, profiling suggests the most effective style of interviewing to apply when such an offender has been taken into custody/apprehended. Since offenders vary in their personality and circumstance, interrogation techniques will inevitably vary. Rapists provide a classic case of offenders that need a uniquely different approach in interrogation. Even then, people react to the same questions in different ways. It is important to note, therefore, that a strategy may work with one offender but fail with another; even when they have committed similar crimes. It is known, for instance, that serial killers do it for different reasons. Similarly, those caught for violent offences react differently to interrogation (Ebisike, 2007).
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