The first thing we’re going to discuss today is behavioral evidence. Behavioral evidence could be physical in nature or even testimonial evidence that helps to guide or establish how, when, or where some sort of action has taken place. For example, injuries can help to understand who was present, if there were any weapons used, the amount of force that was applied, and possibly even the intent behind the crime. Fingerprints can tell us a lot about who was there, what kind of contact the individual had, the use of an object, or what might have been in their possession. Bloodstains can help us to understand if there was an injury, if there was movement of the body, or in what direction it was taken, who was present during the scene of a crime, and if there was any injury there. Toxins can tell us if there is the presence of alcohol, medication, drugs, or toxins in the victim’s or the offender’s system. These can tell us a lot about the state of mind the individual was in, their judgment, their cognition, all of which can influence someone’s behavior and thought process. Footprints can indicate the presence of an individual or a particular individual; they can tell us if they were walking, if they were running, if they were standing, and in what direction they were moving. This can tell us a lot about the scene of a crime.
BEA is referred to as an ideo-deductive method of crime scene analysis and criminal profiling. The reason why is that it takes into effect the examination and interpretation of different types of physical evidence, forensic victimology, and crime scene characteristics to paint a big picture.
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