Chapter 9
Modus Operandi, Motive, and Technology
On completion of this chapter, the student should:
–Be aware that introduction of any new technologies may have unintended consequences.
– Recognize that the technology is not ev
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a. Power reassurance
b. Power assertive
c. Anger retaliatory
d. Sadistic
– Recognize that using the matrix of offense behaviors, it is possible to take a specific
offense and apply it to each behavior.
The students should understand that technology, for the most part, is
it simply is. It is the application of that technology that is important. Criminals are quick to see
how a new technology can be adapted to their pur
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An unintended consequence of the Advanced
of a mechanism for ensured communication between military installations was:
2. Modus operandi (MO) is a Latin term that means:
3. Motive reflects ______ the crimes were committed.
4. can evolve and develop over time are referred
to as:
5. The emotional, psychological, or material need that that impels, and is satisfied by, a
behavior is known as:
6. Which of the following is NOT an offense behavior?
7. Profit-oriented offense behavior indicates that the offende
8. In power assertive offense behavior, the offenders may not take precautions that they
have learned are generally unnecessary. One reason for this is because:
9. Maury Roy Travis was arrested for multiple murders based on:
10. In the example of programs being released, an example of power assertive offense
behavior would be:
11. The cotton gin and the Gatling gun are examples of:
12. Criminal motivation is, generally:
13. The study that was taken and modify by the FB r the Analysis of
Violent Crime was:
14. Which offense behavior is characterized by the belief that the victim will enjoy and
eroticize the offense behavior and may subsequently fall in love with the offender?
15. In this offense behavior, the goal is the
1. Computers and the Internet are no different from other technologies adapted by the
criminal.
2. When the Advanced Research Projects Agency began funding a mechanism for ensured
communications between military installations, they understood full well that they were
developing a pervasive form of social-global connectedness.
3. Modus operandi is a Latin term that
4.
5. Using e-mail for anonymous harassment is an example of how technology has been used
as a vehicle for criminal behavior.
6. As a general rule, law enforcement groupies are always engaged in some form of
criminal activity.
7. As criminals learn about new forensic technologies and techniques being applied to their
particular area of criminal behavior, they must be willing to modify their MO, if possible,
to circumvent those efforts.
8.
confidence or self-worth through the use of extremely high aggression means.
9. Anger retaliatory offense behavior is behavior wherein the offender obtains sexual
10. In regard to profit-oriented offense behavior, any behavior that is not purely profit
motivated, which satisfies an emotional or psychological need, should be examined with
the lens of the other behavior motivational types.
11. The technology that proved to be the downfall of Maury Roy Travis was the online
mapping service that had logged his IP address.
12. Maury Roy Travis, compared with other serial murderers, was foolish, impulsive, and
unskilled.
13. viors that can evolve and develop over time.
14. how he committed his crimes.
15. Modus operandi and motive are considered to be the same thing.
Essay Questions
1. Explain the possible benefits of conducting a thorough analysis of modus operandi during
an investigation.
2. You are investigating the hacking and defacing of a corporate website. Provide a
motivational analysis for this incident based on each of the offense behaviors listed in the
text.
Scenario
As a security investigator, you have been asked to determine if company confidential
information (intellectual property) has been copied from enterprise computers. Investigation
centers on a particular computer that has shown a high volume of network traffic at unusual
times. In the course of conducting your investigation you discover that large capacity removable