Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 17
Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 17
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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 confession
provides the psychological environment for the offender to reenact the crime.
It sets the stage for him to relive his behavioral role (actus reus) and
display his psychological role (mens rea). The well-prepared inter- viewer can
write the script for the final scene as the offender recounts each phase of the
crime. The interviewer can preview the offense by allowing the offender to
escort him through every scene until the full panorama of events is related.
The interviewer assumes the role of a scribe while he urges the offender to
mentally return to the crime and dictate his every act, precipitating thoughts,
emotions, and feelings. The defendant’s own explanation of his mens rea (state
of mind) will uncover his criminal intent.
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