Introduction
Sexual homicide is a type of offense related to offender’s sexual gratification. For most people, sexual homicide is usually considered terrifying due to its nature and the way sexual murderer commit such offense. For law enforcement agencies, it is not easy to predict and prevent sexual homicide because such offenders usually act the way most people do (i.e. they participate in community activities), and their deviant characteristics are not revealed until they commit sexual homicide (Myers, Husted, Safarik, & O'Toole, 2006). Because of the difficulties of identifying sexual murderers in advance, the most practical way for law enforcement officers to investigate is to examine crime scene indicators so that they can understand
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First, the research project will begin with the typical classification of sexual homicide offenders through crime scene indicators; and second, some classification from recent studies will be discussed. In the second part of this research project, offender profiling will be introduced through their mental status, the way they commit such offense, and the number of victims they murdered. Finally, policies implications and future research direction will be mentioned in the part of …show more content…
Offenders with anger commit sexual homicides in response to “something that upset them” and what they do is out of anger. On the other hand, sadistic offenders commit sexual homicide because doing so often results in sexual arousal and they enjoy while committing offenses. Some policies implications suggest that law enforcement officers can use the weaknesses of offenders with anger (they usually feel guilty and they are prone to confess) to obtain their confession as soon as possible (p.
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The author, Katherine Ramsland, is a forensic psychologist that teaches criminal justice. The purpose of this article is to answer the question of ‘how and why’ a human could have so much anger towards another person. Anthony Meoli holds a BS in criminal justice from Penn State University, a MA in forensic psychology from Argosy University, and a JD from John Marshall Law School. He was interviewed while I was reading this article and answered questions based off of why he was launching this project. His ultimate goal was to find a link between the creative side of their brain and the ability they have to naturally compartmentalize their live. He wants to find out why they are addicted to killing and what draws them towards that need. He
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Several serial killers have a definitive and common personality profile. Almost every major social, biological, psychological behavioural influence that has been seriously suggested as playing a role in causing crime has been thoroughly thought as potentially contributing to the behavior of serial killers (Levin, 2008). The time period and amount of killings fluctuate depending on the individual committing the crimes. Usually, the murders happen in different geographical areas. A mass murder has a separate definition than a serial killer, because a serial killer has a “cooling off” period, where mass murders kill several individual in a single event.
According to RAINN, (2009) approximately 10 per cent of all victims of sexual assault and abuse are adult and juvenile males. In terms of the nature of assault, real figures include a compendium of reported incidents ranging from unwanted sexual touching to forced penetration. To qualify this statement, it must be understood that the percentage does not reflect a vast number of crimes that go unreported due to issues that will be discussed in the present paper.
Beginning with the article “A Descriptive Model of the Hunting Process of Seral Sex Offenders: A Rational Choice Perspective.” As Beauregard, E., Rossmo, D. Kim, and Proulx, J. (2007, p. 449) has indicated the use of qualitative data were obtained through a descriptive specific model to the hunting process, whereas it points out these nine phases: 1. offender and victim routine activities, 2. choice of hunting ground, 3. victim selection, .4. method of approach, 5. attack location choice, 6. method to bring the victim to the crime site, 7. crime location choice, 8. method to commit the crime, 9. and the victim release location
Perception is not reality. The common assumption that the court system often treats female sex offenders differently than male sex offenders, the punishments of female sex offenders are more lenient than men who commit the same types of crimes, and the differences between male and female victims are all perception and not reality. Objective considerations to additional factors make the perceptions baseless. These additional factors solidify the factual differences between male and female sex offenders.
Myers, W. D., Husted, D. S., Sarfarik, M. E., & O'Toole, M. E. (2006). The motivation behind serial sexual homicide:is it sex, power, and control, or anger?, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 51(4), Retrieved from- http://www.ulib.niu.edu:5512/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00168.x/pdf
There are many topics nowadays that are still hard to talk about openly. Though we’ve opened the door on many controversies, some of the simplest parts of life can be the hardest to discuss. For most of us, sex in particular can be a taboo topic, which may be the reason why so many children and teens are misinformed on the inner workings of sexual relationships and how they develop as we grow and mature. For some adolescents, this can lead to an unhealthy fixation on the concept of sex, and in some cases, lead them to take action on a situation they do not fully understand. Sexual offenses are perceived as some of the most heinous crimes, but how could our views be affected if those acts were performed by a teenager? We may sometimes consider that they are the same as adult sex offenders; however our judgment can often be clouded by our lack of understanding. Adolescent sex offenders are different from adult sex offenders, are treated in a different way, and often have very different circumstances of their crime.
The stereotype that exists for individuals who commit serial murder is one that mainly includes males of a specific race. However, it is now known that white males are not the only individuals who commit serial murder. Men and women from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic statuses have been found to be serial murderers. Although this information has been presented to society, the cultural schema of the white male serial killer is still prevalent. The assumptions that involve serial murderers often include two aspects, the serial murderer is male and the serial murder is a type of “lust murder”, often involving sexual crimes by a sadist (Keeney and Heide, 1995). Keeney and Heide (1994) define serial murder to be the premeditated murder of three or more victims committed over time, in separate incidents, in a civilian context, with the murder being chosen by the offender.
To truly comprehend the themes in "Young Goodman Brown" you must first understand the influences on Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing. According to the website Hawthorneinsalem.org, Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, son of also a Nathaniel Hawthorne, was actually a descendant of John Hathorne, one of the judges who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials. Because of Hawthorne's Puritan upbringing, much of writings are moral allegories set in colonial New England. Hawthorne returns again to Salem in "Young Goodman Brown" and deals with the theme of the loss of innocence. This theme works to argue the benefits and consequences of Goodman Brown's beliefs before and after his encounter with the devil as well as the beliefs of the Puritans as a whole.
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Man charged with the rape of 31 women in New York! Ever caught the headline of a crime that occurred and wondered how a person could possibly commit such a heinous act against another person? This is the job of a criminologist. To study crimes, criminals, victims, environmental and social factors, etc. in order to come up with theories and reasons as to why people commit acts against others (Brotherton). Criminology is not a new concept, but it is an evolving one. For this reason many theories have derived from sociologist and psychologist as to why crimes are committed, who commits them, and other the factors that played a role. Take for instance the crime rape. Rape is an unwanted sexual act performed upon another individual by force, deception or while under the influence of a substance. While most rape victims are known to be women, this crime has been expanded to include rape against a man or a person of the same sex. Rape is not an easy concept to deal with, nor is dealing with a rapist. For the purpose of this paper, rape will be explained by three theories, biological, psychological and rational choice theory, all of which criminologist have deemed are fitting of the crime.