Canter et al aimed to test the validity of organized and disorganized typologies of serial murder through content analysis of case files. They applied Q-methodology scaling to analyze 43 cases to determine if features of each typology were consistently different. Organized offenses were more commonly identified than disorganized based on crime scene evidence, suggesting organized crimes may be easier to identify or more common. Their analysis failed to validate the two-set variable model, so Canter et al concluded there is no clear distinction between organized and disorganized serial murder types, and that all crimes have both organized and disorganized elements depending on the individual offender.
Canter et al aimed to test the validity of organized and disorganized typologies of serial murder through content analysis of case files. They applied Q-methodology scaling to analyze 43 cases to determine if features of each typology were consistently different. Organized offenses were more commonly identified than disorganized based on crime scene evidence, suggesting organized crimes may be easier to identify or more common. Their analysis failed to validate the two-set variable model, so Canter et al concluded there is no clear distinction between organized and disorganized serial murder types, and that all crimes have both organized and disorganized elements depending on the individual offender.
Canter et al aimed to test the validity of organized and disorganized typologies of serial murder through content analysis of case files. They applied Q-methodology scaling to analyze 43 cases to determine if features of each typology were consistently different. Organized offenses were more commonly identified than disorganized based on crime scene evidence, suggesting organized crimes may be easier to identify or more common. Their analysis failed to validate the two-set variable model, so Canter et al concluded there is no clear distinction between organized and disorganized serial murder types, and that all crimes have both organized and disorganized elements depending on the individual offender.
Canter et al investigation of organised/disorganised theory of serial murder
Aim To test the _________ of organised and disorganised typologies Method and Design Content analysis using __________ method of ________________ scaling, which was applied to ____ cases to find out if the features belonging to each typology would be consistently and distinctively different. The material was collected from published accounts of ________ and their ______ that were cross checked with ______ reports.. Which had been collected over several years by an independent researcher and were called the _________. Canter et al used the ________________________ to classify the studied crimes as either organised or disorganised as far as possible, given the information of each individual case based on their replies to _________ __________ offences were significantly and more commonly identified than disorganised offences, based upon crime scene evidence, which suggests that either: __________ crimes are easier to identify, or _________ crimes are more common. There were only two crime scene co-occurring behaviours in _________ cases: The body was concealed in ___% of cases Sexual activity was concealed in ____% of cases Where further analysis failed to _________ the ____ set of variables. Conclusion Canter et al therefore concluded that there is no _________ between the ____ types of serial murders and that all crime will have an _________ element to them. Where by the distinction between serial killers may be a function of the different way in which they may show aspects the ________ aspect of crimes. Canter suggests that a better way to look at the individual ________ difference between offenders.