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Ressler ct al. / GRIME SCENE ANALYSIS TABLE 2 Continued Percentage Organized Disorganized Attract/ Physical attractiveness of the victim; X= 1.6 2.0 Organized has more attractive (84) (20) victims (1 to 4 scale) EVIDENCE AT SCENE Crime Scene Data Set Footps/ Evidence of footprints; 5 29 Organized less likely to leave footprints (97) (21) Weapon/ Weapon left (can be used as evidence); 18 57 Organized less likely to leave weapon (97) (21) for evidence NOTE: n= numbers in parentheses, *Level of significance is p = 0.09; not p = 0.05. **Level of significance is p = 0.06; not p= 0.05. sexual murderers. Phe labels “organized” and “disorganized” are not only convenient because of their visual connotations to the crime scene but also have an objectivity to them. Profile Characteristic Differences Between Organized and Disorganized Murderers After establishing crime scene differences we identified those characteristics that could be used in a criminal profile. By profile characteristics, we mean those characteristics that identify the subject as an individual. This contrasts with crime scene characteristics, the tangible clues left (or missing) at the crime scene where the body is found. Profile variables can be grouped into four areas: background variables; variables describing the situation of the criminal before the crime (precrime state); variables relating to residence, vehicle use, and distance to crime scene; and postoffense behavior variables. Based on our analysis, there are different characteristics for the organized and disorganized murderers that may prove useful in developing criminal profiles. The staustically significant variables are summarized below. (See Table 3.) Organized offenders are more ® intelligent, @ skilled in occupation, 70