CCP CCP Threat Assessment & Stalking Behavior 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the context of threat assessment, what does 'fixation' refer to when profiling a potential targeted violence offender?
- An obsessive preoccupation with a person, cause, or grievance (Correct answer)
- The offender's fixed place of residence during the offense
- A psychological diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder
- The victim's inability to escape the stalking situation
Correct answer: An obsessive preoccupation with a person, cause, or grievance
Fixation describes an intense, pathological preoccupation with a person, group, cause, or grievance that consumes the offender's thinking and behavior.
Question 2: The TRAP-18 threat assessment tool was developed by Meloy and colleagues to identify which type of offender?
- Domestic violence recidivists
- Lone-actor terrorists and mass attackers (Correct answer)
- Organized crime figures
- Serial rapists
Correct answer: Lone-actor terrorists and mass attackers
TRAP-18 (Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol) was designed to assess warning behaviors in lone-actor terrorists and mass attackers.
Question 3: Which classification best describes a stalker who believes the victim is secretly in love with them despite no prior relationship?
- Rejected stalker
- Predatory stalker
- Intimacy seeker (Correct answer)
- Incompetent suitor
Correct answer: Intimacy seeker
Intimacy seekers harbor delusional or overvalued beliefs that the victim reciprocates romantic feelings, even without any prior relationship.
Question 4: When conducting a threat assessment, the term 'last resort' behavior refers to what concerning pattern?
- The offender attempting to flee jurisdiction
- The subject viewing violence as their only remaining option (Correct answer)
- A victim seeking a restraining order as a last resort
- Law enforcement using force as a final option
Correct answer: The subject viewing violence as their only remaining option
Last resort behavior occurs when a subject perceives that violence is the only option left to resolve their grievance or achieve their goal.
Question 5: Which type of stalker is most likely to conduct surveillance of the victim prior to an attack, suggesting predatory rather than emotional motivation?
- Resentful stalker
- Incompetent suitor
- Predatory stalker (Correct answer)
- Rejected stalker
Correct answer: Predatory stalker
Predatory stalkers engage in covert surveillance and planning with a goal of committing a sexual or physical attack rather than establishing a relationship.
Question 6: In threat assessment, what is the significance of an 'attack-related behavior' being identified during an investigation?
- It confirms the subject has a diagnosed mental disorder
- It indicates concrete steps toward carrying out violence beyond mere ideation (Correct answer)
- It proves the subject made a direct threat
- It establishes legal probable cause for arrest
Correct answer: It indicates concrete steps toward carrying out violence beyond mere ideation
Attack-related behaviors, such as acquiring weapons or surveilling a target location, indicate the subject has moved beyond ideation into active preparation for violence.
CCP CCP Threat Assessment & Stalking Behavior 2
In the context of threat assessment, what does 'fixation' refer to when profiling a potential targeted violence offender?