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Lec 13
Lec 13
Crime
Huma Javed
PHD 1st semester
MEASUREMENT OF
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR &
BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS IN
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
WAYS OF MEASURING
01 METHODS OF
MEASURING CRIME 03 CRIME
NATIONAL
BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS IN
02 INCIDENT-BASED
REPORTING 04 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
SYSTEM
Property Violent
crimes
crime Domestic, robbery
(Fraud, theft) homicide & sex
Public order
White-collar
crime crime
Public disturbance, illegal Offenses committed
drug & prostitution by public official
Criminal Behavior Theories
When crime is truly product of rational choice, the offender commits the
act for reason of personal gain or gratification.
His or her behavior is under his or her complete control. How and to what
degree, however, might other factors include on and compromie his or her
ability to exercise free will.?
Broadly speaking, criminal behavior theories involves three catogries of
factoes:
70.69%
Problem corruption
and bribery
45.29%
Problem people using or
dealing drugs
47.11%
property crimes such as
vandalism and theft
“Thus have we inserted disbelifes into the
heart of the criminals. They will not
believe in it until they see the painfull
punishment.”
—AL-QURAN (26:200-201)
Methods of measuring
criminal behavior:
All localities and states report the
extent of crime through different
publications and venues. Most
colleges and universities, except for
online colleges, are required by law
to maintain and report to the public
data about crime reported to the
police.
This data is particularly helpful in
helping to develop specific crime
prevention and intervention
strategies.
Methods Of Measuring Criminal Behavior
The NCVS has changed significantly since it was created roughly a half-
century ago.
The crime incident report part of the survey instrument was initially a four-
page survey with 20 questions and sub-questions.
Other changes include that the initial NCVS program surveyed businesses
and included “face-to-face interviews” for all contacts with respondents.
Victim Arrestee
Offense Property
National Incident-Based Reporting System
● It would take the law enforcement agency much longer to compile
the data required for the NIBRS program as compare to the UCR
program.
● For example:
● The UCR provides aggregate counts of offenses.
● The NIBRS provides detailed information about individual
incidents.
● UCR does not differentiate between attempted and completed
offenses.
● The NIBS differentiate between attempted and completed
offenses.
Benefits of participating in NIBRS
It provides detailed information
on every important criminal 7: Spousal abuse
justice issue facing law 8: child abuse
enforcement today. It includes: 9: domestic violence
1: terrorism 10: juvenile crime
2: white collar crime 11: child pornography
3: weapons offenses 12: alcohol related offenses
4: Missing children where etc. It can better make a case
criminality is involved to acquire the resources
5: drug offenses needed to fight crime.
6: hat crimes
Weakness of NIBRS
Drug crime
Property
Criminal damage crime Physical and sexual crime
Self-report Crime Survey
o https://authorjenniferchase.com/2011/06/22/offender%E2%80%99s-signature-vs-modus-operandi/
o http://connectusfund.org/
o http://www.danville-va.gov/
o https://www.nap.edu/read/10581/chapter/3#11
o https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/43079_2_Measuring_Crime_and_Criminal_Behavio
r.pdf
o https://www.tutor2u.net/psychology/reference/measuring-crime
o The Handbook of Forensic and Criminal Psychology (for BS and MSc classes) by Sajjad Hussain shah and
Muhammad Arshad Malik (first edition 2019)