The idea of criminal profiling dates to the 1880’s. George Phillips and Thomas Bond used evidence from a crime scene to describe the Jack the Rippers personality. In this case, Jack the Ripper, murdered five prostitutes and disfigured their bodies in different ways in the Whitechapel District in London. This lasted from August 7 to September 10, 1888. From the way he destroyed the bodies, criminal profilers, Bond and Phillips could tell that he had some background knowledge of human autonomy. “Jack the Ripper didn't just snuff out life with a knife, he mutilated and humiliated women, and his crimes seemed to portray an abhorrence for the entire female gender” (Biography.com Editors, 2017). It was clear to him that he had something against women
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The University of Chicago realized that most crimes occurred when there was a change in the environment hence the word social disorganization. The next one is anomie theory. Schmalleger states that anomie is the condition of normalness and a disjunction between approved goals and means (90). Robert Merton categorized five types of people in a community. The conformists accept both the goal and what society considers normal. The innovators accept the goal but, reject what is legitimate, resulting in them dealing drugs or prostituting to get money or fame. The third one is retreatist which is someone who rejects both the goal and society and become addicts. Ritualist reject goals but still confide in the normality of society. People like this typically have a job but do not have goals of bettering themselves. Lastly, the rebel who creates their own goals. They decide what they feel is normal for society. These categories are not given to the individuals but are adopted based on the environment and how they react to society normalness. The last theory is the subcultural theory. This theory is related to anomie and describes how the people a person associates with affects their mentality and attitude. These three theories explain the way law officials view the outside world and
The University of Chicago realized that most crimes occurred when there was a change in the environment hence the word social disorganization. The next one is anomie theory. Schmalleger states that anomie is the condition of normalness and a disjunction between approved goals and means (90). Robert Merton categorized five types of people in a community. The conformists accept both the goal and what society considers normal. The innovators accept the goal but, reject what is legitimate, resulting in them dealing drugs or prostituting to get money or fame. The third one is retreatist which is someone who rejects both the goal and society and become addicts. Ritualist reject goals but still confide in the normality of society. People like this typically have a job but do not have goals of bettering themselves. Lastly, the rebel who creates their own goals. They decide what they feel is normal for society. These categories are not given to the individuals but are adopted based on the environment and how they react to society normalness. The last theory is the subcultural theory. This theory is related to anomie and describes how the people a person associates with affects their mentality and attitude. These three theories explain the way law officials view the outside world and