Assault in the City: Criminal Profiling, psychology homework help

Tasks:

On the basis of the vignette you read, respond to the following:

  • Describe the techniques used in criminal profiling and report on the accuracy of offender’s profiles.
  • Indicate whether the offender’s description is admissible in court. Your answer should target criminal profiling of serial rapists.
  • Discuss the role of forensic hypnosis in helping the victim recall repressed memories.
  • Cite research indicating the accuracy of hypnotically refreshed memories and the admissibility of a hypnotically refreshed memory into court.
  • Help Dr. Johnson offer the chief alternatives to assist the victim to identify possible suspects.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.