Chapter #1
To be a "serial killer", one must kill at least _____ individuals in separate events with a cooling off period.
3-4
Overall, this type of serial killer is the most difficult to capture.
An organized killer
This occurs when one progresses from killing animals to killing humans.
The Graduation Hypothesis
Who was the Weepy Voiced Killer?
Paul Michael Stephani
This serial killer was the inspiration for Silence of the Lambs and Psycho.
This type of serial killer kills others to feel dominant.
Power or Control-Oriented Serial Killer
Bandura's BoBo doll experiment helps exemplify this theory.
Social Learning Theory
Psychopaths allegedly commit this percentage of crime in the United States.
50%
What is hybristophilia?
Sexual attraction to a serial killer
This type of serial killer believes that they kill because they are obeying instructions from God.
A visionary serial killer
Who is the father of modern criminology?
Cesare Lombroso
This theory never seeks to explain the motivations for crime, so it CANNOT explain one's reasons for engaging in serial murder.
Routine Activities Theory
This serial killer married while in prison.
Richard Ramirez, though many have.
Elliot Rodgers was an ________________.
Incel/Narcissist.
Women are nine times more likely to suffer from this mental disorder than men.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
According to Merton's (1938) Anomie Theory, there are five modes of adaptation. List and explain 3. Which is most likely to be a criminal?
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Conformists accept societal goals of success and follow legitimate/legal means to obtain them. Example: Most law abiding citizens, Leslie Knope.
Innovators (CRIMINALS) accept the goals of success, but do not have legitimate means, so they use criminal activities to achieve their success (monetary or otherwise). Example: Drug dealers.
Ritualists do not care about the goals of society, but strive to follow the legal means everyday. Example: Hardworking teachers who do not aim to get wealthy.
Retreatists have escaped from society's ideas of goals and means; they either do not care about either or are incapable of caring about them. Example: Ron Swanson (hates the government, likes to be alone in the woods whenever possible).
Rebels want to overthrow society's goals and means and create their own. Example: Katniss Everdeen
List and explain the seven stages of serial killing.
Aura
Trolling
Wooing
Capture
Murder
Totem
Depression
In terms of their killing, how do psychopaths and sociopaths differ?
Psychopathic serial killers tend to use killing as a means to an end. They are better at controlling their impulses, remaining calm, and have sadistic goals. Similarly, they have higher IQ levels and they do experience empathy, in that they can relate to the fear of their victims but use it to provide pleasure for themselves. One example is Ted Bundy.
Sociopathic serial killers, on the other hand, usually kill when they feel as though they have been insulted or humiliated, like they were as a child. They do not control their impulses well and have lower IQs and little, if no, empathy. An example is Henry Lee Lucas.
Cesare Beccaria proposed Deterrence Theory! In order for punishment to prevent future crime, he said it must satisfy three conditions. What are they? Explain each one!
Under his theory, punishment must be:
1. Swift: It must quickly follow the criminal behavior.
2. Severe: It must fit the crime/be proportional to the crime.
3. Certain: The would-be offender must be certain that they will get caught (in order to avoid committing the crime in the first place).
According to Hirschi, it is worthwhile to investigate why people do NOT commit crime. He proposes that four areas help people refrain from committing crime.
1. Attachment: One's attachment to their family, friends, role models, teammates, etc.
2. Commitment: One's commitment to their future goals, career, etc.
3. Involvement: Often, people who are involved in groups, events, and activities have less time to dedicate to crime, but their involvement in these activities prevent them from wanting to commit crime. Example: Being a student athlete (very involved in school and sports).
4. Belief: One's personal belief system/morality precludes them from engaging in crime.