Discuss what criminal profiling is and demonstrate your understanding of the different approaches to criminal profiling using examples from the above case

Over the span of three months, there had been a series of sexual assaults on female joggers in different parks of Singapore. These assaults mainly occurred at night, in dark quiet spot of the parks. The victims described their attackers as a medium size, fair skinned man who wore hoodies, and with a strong smell of alcohol.

These attacks were summarised below:

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Location	Marsiling Park	Dairy Farm Nature Park	Kranji Mashes
Date	25-Feb-23	15-Mar-23	10-Apr-23
Time of Attack	11:45pm	10.30pm	11.25pm
Modus Operandi	• Surprise attack • Threatened victim with knife • Ejaculation on victim • Kissed victim’s ear • Perpetrator fled the scene immediately	• Surprise attack • Threatened victim with knife • Perpetrator flashed himself at victim • Fondled victim and kissed her ear	• Surprise attack • Threatened victim with knife • Fondled victim • Ejaculation on victim • Kissed victim’s ear • Perpetrator fled the scene immediately
Victim Profiles	18 years old Chinese Short Hair	20 years old Malay Long Hair	26 years old Malay Short Hair

Psychologists can support police investigation of these cases through criminal profiling. Discuss what criminal profiling is and demonstrate your understanding of the different approaches to criminal profiling using examples from the above case. Students should also examine the strengths and limitations of criminal profiling. You should write no more than 700 words.

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