Heuristic analysis in the process of detecting serial offenders, part one – Signature Cover Image

Analiza heurystyczna w procesie wykrywczym sprawców seryjnych przestępstw ciężkich, cześć pierwsza – sygnatura sprawcy
Heuristic analysis in the process of detecting serial offenders, part one – Signature

Author(s): Włodzimierz Markiewicz
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo OR TWP w Szczecinie
Keywords: Signature; formative period; Verhulst discrete logistic equation; Feigenbaum’s constant; evolution of the perpetrator's psyche; thought patterns; chaos; heuristics

Summary/Abstract: The article presents issues related to the creation of a signature of serial offender. Using known dependencies and functions used in the natural sciences, which describe the iterative process of changes in the environment, the speed, range, time of emergence and augmentation of the psychopathology of a serial offender were determined. The article is the first in a series of publications describing the use of computer aided heuristic analysis in the process of detecting perpetrators of serial crime (ViCLAS). The paper presents the impact of the environment in the formative period on the evolution of the perpetrator's psyche. Using the Pierre-Francois Verhulst’s equation and Feigenbaum's constant, the direction, speed and cognitive limits in the signature development process were visualized.The concept of Signature is described, as well as the differences between Signature and Modus Operandi.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 93-104
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English, Polish
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