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Believing is Seeing III: Perceptions of Content in Criminal Psychological Profiles

Richard N. Kocsis

Forensic Psychologist in Private Practice, 16 Lynden Avenue, Carlingford Sydney, New South Wales 2118, Australia, richard_kocsis{at}hotmail.com

Jenny Middledorp

Department of Statistics, Division of Economic and Financial Studies, Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109, Australia

This study explored Kocsis and Heller’s findings concerning the relationship between one’s belief and the perceived accuracy of a profile. The influence of types of information was also considered. A sample of 353 participants was used in the present experiment that gauged the erception of information contained in a profile. The results supported Kocsis and Heller’s earlier findings with a positive relationship found between belief and perceived accuracy. The more an individual believes in profiling, the more likely he or she is to perceive a profile to be accurate. This relationship was most pronounced in participants’ perceptions of information contained in a profile concerning an unknown offender’s crime behavior and past history. The more an individual believes in profiling, the more information relating to these two factors is likely to be perceived. This relationship was not observed where information in the same profile involved physical features of the offender.

Key Words: perceptions • content • criminal psychological profiles

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 4, 477-494 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04265283
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