Week 5- Homicide & Female Crime

Question 1

Mass vs spree vs serial killers

Answer 1

Victims: all 3+
Events: 1/1/3+
Locations: 1/2+/3+
Cool off period: no/no/yes

Question 2

Why is mean age of killer so late

Answer 2

27. 4yo
    - plan more
    - easier to get away
    - develop skills

Question 3

Victims tend to be…

Answer 3

• vulnerable
• female
• strangers

Question 4

Location of murder

Answer 4

General area > wide distance/ specific location

Question 5

Partnership

Answer 5

Solo!

Question 6

Holmes and deburger typology of serial killers

Answer 6

Very manipulated harmful crimes

1. Visionary: driven by visions and voices
2. Mission oriented: eliminate undesirable groups
3. Hedonistic: lust, thrill, comfort
4. Control

Question 7

For mass murderers, what age they kill, purpose of killing, planning, suicide, average victims

Answer 7

Broad age range 
Because feel wronged (usually have precipitating event before that)
Plan a lot 
28.8% will commit suicide after
Avg 4.9 victims

Question 8

Charles Whitman

Answer 8

V smart but anger problems, tumour in his frontal lobe & first mass murderer

Question 9

Multiple murders vs 1 murder diff in brain prefrontal cortex

Answer 9

Multiple actually has similar to normal, NO prefrontal deficit as they need planning to get such large body count

Question 10

Fox & levin typology of mass & serial killers

Answer 10

Punish really lunatic people today 
Power 
Revenge: murder by proxy
Loyalty: suicide by proxy
Profit 
Terror

Question 11

Most common motivation

Answer 11

Sexual

Question 12

Why are males more antisocial than females (psych explanations)

Answer 12

1. Difference in parenting, encourage risk taking in M
2. Delinquent peers
3. Heightened exposure to stressors
4. Lower anticipatory shame

Question 13

Why psych explanations for M> F not enough for ASB

Answer 13

1. Doesn’t fully explain gender gap
2. Sex diff alr shown at early ages before socialization
3. Even when similar envt, females crime lower

Question 14

Why are males more antisocial than females (BIO explanations)

Answer 14

1. M have lower HR
2. M have lower prefrontal volume
3. M have more testosterones

Question 15

Which leads to prostitution:

1) Sexual abuse
2) Running away
3) physical abuse
4) early sex
5) early neglect
6) drug abuse

Answer 15

Sexual abuse, early neglect, early sex, running away (only for child prostitution)

Question 16

Female serial killers tend to target:

Answer 16

1. Family

2. Vulnerable (children & elderly)

Question 17

How they kill & WHATS the main motivation for females

Answer 17

Poison 45%

Money 47%

Question 18

Aileen wuornos had what disorder besides APD

Answer 18

borderline personality disorder

Question 19

BPD is over represented in prison population (25/50%). However, comorbidity bw APD & BPD is diff bw M & F. Why

Answer 19

Men: 56.5%
Female: 75.7%
There’s overdiagnosis of APD for M. They may only have BPD but due to antisocial features of APD, might be mistaken as APD.