Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 4 22
Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 4 22
A
STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES
SECOND
EDITION
John E. Douglas,
Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, and Robert K. Ressler, Editors
The
Depravity Standard items were constructed in such a way as to distance
themselves from anything that might suggest a perpetrator’s diagnosis or
prognosis, so as to avoid prejudices inspired by a particular individual. These
approaches aimed to develop a Depravity Standard that emphasizes fairness over
arbitrariness.
In
order that the research yield results that reflect societal attitudes, in
keeping with U.S. Supreme Court directives, the next phases of the research
explored which of the twenty-six intents, victimologies, actions, and attitudes
would draw a consensus of support from the general public as representative of
a depraved crime, regardless of a person’s demographic or background.
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