homicide and serial killing Flashcards
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psychological explanations
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- homicide - remained lower than precovid levels.
- psychological disposition theories
- multi-factorial theories to homicide.
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societal level theory
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- leyton - focuses on economic factors to understand serial killing.
- 3 epochs - pre-industrial, industrial and modern.
- societal-level theories explain patterns of crime at macro level rahter than individual level.
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sociobiological theories
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- effect/danger ratio theory - efforts by someone to minimise risk to themselves whilst maximising strategy of violence.
- direct results in more physical aggression & indirect more covert forms of aggression.
- daly & wilson - natural selection shapes human behaviour - aggression is used by men to pass on genes.
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organised killers
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- plan & execute.
- deliberate & methodical.
- outgoing & appear non-threatening.
- choose primarily strangers.
- bring weapons & take from the crime scene.
- clean/remove evidence, e.g. fingerprints.
5
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disorganised killers
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- attack people they know.
- confused or distressed at time of murder.
- socially inadequate and sexually incompetent.
- no effort to hide weapons or bodies after.
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‘mixed’ offender
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- may involve more than one offender.
- decision to change their behaviour pattern.
7
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holmes & de burger killer typologies
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- mission-ortiented.
- hedonistic - enjoyment from torture of victims.
- thrill killer/lust killer.
highly organised. - motivated by pleasure in killing.
- typically young males who feel inadequate.
8
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mission-oriented
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- view murders as means to achieve a higher purose.
- may have victim type based on race, occupation, etc.
- may engage sexually with victim before killing them.
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power/control oriented
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- to exert power over victims - dominance.
- sexual abuse.
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visionary killers
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- suffer from psychotic breaks w/ reality - voices or visions.
- may be psychotic or schizophrenic.
- may not have specific target or plan.
