investigative psychology

forensic awareness

quantity and type of evidence left at scene determines whether offender has educational understanding of investigations

time and place

location and time of day helps to understand the lifestyle of the offender. links to employment

criminal carer

evidence can infer whether offender has experience of committing crimes or whether the nature of crime is escalating

interpersonal coherence

analysing criminal behaviour can help to establish behaviour in daily life. how offender behaves at scene e.g. how does the offender interact with the victim?

criminal characteristics

data analyses allow investigators to provide police with assumptions about demography e.g. age, gender etc.