Advancement of Criminal Profiling Methods in Faceted Multidimensional Analysis
Author
Goodwill, Alasdair
Stephens, Skye
Oziel, Sandra
Sharma, Shankari
Allen, Jared
Bowes, Nicola
Lehmann, Robert
Date
2013Type
Article
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
1544-4759
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The current study seeks to advance the faceted multidimensional scaling (termed FMDS)
procedure used in much of the investigative psychology research. To this end, recent research
on street robbery by Goodwill and colleagues will be utilised to illustrate the effectiveness of a
facet scale method for offender profiling. Four FMDS themes of street robbery (Con, Blitz,
Confrontation and Snatch) were revealed by the crossing of two underlying axial facets:
the offenders’ level of violence and interaction with the victim. The facet scale method, utilising
offenders’ axial facet scores, was compared to previous count, proportional and centroid
classification methods in the prediction of offender criminal histories. Utilising logistic
regression and receiver operating characteristic analyses, the axial facet scale method was
found to significantly outperform the qualitatively based dominant theme classification methods
that typically employ angular and radial facets for FMDS interpretation. Implications for
the use of axial facet scales within FMDS analysis for offender profiling research are discussed.
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling;
Citation
J. Investig. Psych. Offender Profil. 10: 71–95 (2013)
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