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Below is a short overview of Dr. Godwin's expert areas.
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Expert Areas
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Brief Explanation
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Behavioral reconstructive analysis of crime scenes
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The use of evidence, facts, and behavioral clues to determine sequence of events
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Equivocal case analysis
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The analysis and synthesis of case facts and evidence to find ambiguities and/or doubt associated with such information in order to determine the level of evidentiary value
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Victimology
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The examination of a victim’s background and social connections for possible links to their victimization
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Linking crimes
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To determine if two or more crimes were committed by one person by looking at similarities and dissimilarities in crime scene behavior
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Expert Services
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Crime Scene Reconstruction |
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Network Analysis |
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Cross-Examination Preparation
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Threat Assessment |
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Serial Crimes |
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Determining if Crimes are Linked |
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Equivocal Deaths |
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Stalking |
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Analysis of Detectives’ Decision-making |
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Criminal Investigations |
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Geographical Profiling |
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Victimology |
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Cold Case Investigations
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Medico-Legal Death Investigations |
Sample of Clients
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Friendswood Police Department, Friendswood,
TX—Laura Smithers’ murder case |
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Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, Topeka,
KS—John Robinson’s serial murder trial |
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New Jersey Office of Public Defender Capital
Litigation Unit—Steve Fortin’s murder trial |
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Hyde & Gomer, Attorneys at Law, Liberty Mutual
Insurance—Garman vs. Foote Action, rape trial,
Florida |
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Blackfoot Police Department, Blackfoot,
Idaho—Unsolved double murder case |
Methods
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Statistical Analysis |
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Network analysis to trace where and how
information moves and to whom it is connected. |
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Geographical Profiling using a computer based
system called Predator. |
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Applied Behavioral Analysis |
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Analysis of Victim/Offender Interaction -
Victim
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Q&A
Do analytical fallacies plague crime scene
investigators?
Most definitely. Deductive assumptions are made
everyday at crime scenes. Often investigators, prior
to a thorough investigation, make a presumption of
guilt about a suspect, which thereafter guides the
way he/she investigates the crime scene and collects
physical evidence. Godwin Forensic Consultancy can
conduct a detailed examination of the crime scene
and police reports to look for any mental errors and
assumptions made by investigators. A myopic view
could lead to evidence being overlooked, which may
exonerate a defendant.
What are equivocal deaths? How are equivocal deaths
investigated?
Equivocal deaths are deaths where it’s hard to
determine if the cause of death was suicide or
homicide. Dr. Godwin employs the use of a
psychological autopsy, which examines every detail
of the victim’s life in a systematic manner. In
cases where a letter is left, an analysis of the
letter is carried out.
Why does criminal profilers’ testimony have such
power to corrupt the jury?
There are many evidential concerns about profilers’
opinions being based on hearsay and
armchair speculation.
Such prejudicial information
should be kept out of the prosecution’s evidence.
Dr.
Godwin is a c riminal and geographical profiler who
has accurately profiled the Washington, DC sniper
case plus many more serial cases. Dr. Godwin's official
title is Investigative Psychologist. He has appeared on numerous national TV shows such as
Hardball, Connie Chung, Fox News Live, MSNBC, CNN,
and Geraldo Rivera. He can definitely set the
record straight about the origins of geographical
profiling. Dr. Godwin's unique experience of
coming from a small rural town in North Carolina
to a beat cop, then obtaining a Ph.D., eventually
to a world
expert in psychological and geographical profiling
makes a most interesting story.
Dr. Maurice Godwin is available for all types of
media interviews or consultant work.
Dr. Godwin's expertise and scientific research in
areas of psychology, criminal behavior, and
criminology distinctly sets him apart from the
vast number of forensic, clinical, and
psychological consultants who rely on intuitive
based opinions.
Dr. Godwin provides an array of professional
opinions on topics such as behavioral analysis of
crime scenes, assessing the dangerousness of
offenders, psychological profiles, equivocal
deaths, and geographical profiles. He can also
assist writers in debunking current criminal
profiling techniques. His book, Hunting Serial
Predators, is the first and only publication that
deals a direct blow to the current FBI criminal
profiling techniques.
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