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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