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Between 1961 and 1990 how many killers were under 18 |
8% to 9% -parents, step parents, family members, friends and acquaintances were victims |
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Younger killers |
More likely to kill their parents or family members (45%) -older suspects (29%) |
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Gang killings |
32% committed under 18 were gang related -11% in adults |
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Alcohol |
92% youth had consumed alcohol or drugs while killing |
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Decline if youth homicide |
Declined over the years 1991 to 2017 (male) |
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Siblicide (peck and Heide) 1%-2% |
Youth siblicide declined over time since 1970s 1976-2007 (42.9%) Number between 1975-1985 (36.9%) was twice as high as 1996-2007 (20.2%) |
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Siblicide in African Americans |
41.8% -3 times over represented - most common in the south (45.4%) where there is a high population of African Americans -fratricide (44%) more common than sororicide (35.7) |
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Siblicide in cities |
Happen in large cities (41.6%) because most Americans do |
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Sororicides and other crimes |
Tend to be crime related to rape, sex offenses, arson, felony |
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What are the 2 reasons soriricide may be more common than fratricide |
Offenders gender -female is 87% more likely to kill a sister -20.9% of sororicude offenders were female -only 12.3% of fratricide offenders were females Age - victims of soriricide tend to be younger -1 year of age increase decreased odds by 36% |
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What did Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden do |
Gathered weapons in the woods outside of school and pulled the fire alrm. Shot at people as they came out -4 girls and 1 teacher killer 10 other injured |
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Guns in homes |
In US 41% in homes -arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma had 54% In Canada it's 26% |
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Kids who rape |
15 to 20% of rape 30 to 60% sexual assault cases |
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What did hunter et al believe were the characteristics of kids who rape |
1) level of violence was affected by capability of victims to defend themselves 2) not long criminal history and were sober, strangers and acquaintances 3)offenders with victims older or same age commited sexaul assault and other crime 4) happened in victims home 5) lack of criminal skills 6) did not plan murders |
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What did hunter et al conclude |
That law enforcement and health professionals should focus on juvenile offenders who have a pattern of physical violence and desire to control victims |
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Killers under 12 |
Increase in the number of rape arrest for children under 12 1980 had 222 1996 had 553 |
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Who were Romarr Gipson and Elijah Henderson |
7 and 8 they sexually assaulted and killed 11 year old Ryan Harris -hit her with a rock and dragged her into the bushes -she was rapped -died from asphyxiation from underwear -told police they saw her grt into a car with man -were not charged cause seamen found and thry were too young to produce it -Gipson killed two men at gas station at 15 |
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What was the children's crusade in 1212 |
Thousands of kids as soldiers as they would be added by a Devine power |
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Children ans soldiers |
David and Goliath Joan of arc (Devine power example) In China children at 15 were part of military Iran- Iraqi war Liberia (60% soldiers under 18) -some abducted and other made to kill family so they would not return -drugs and alcohol used |
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Cultural revolution (1966-1976) in China |
Little red guards ( children) participated in civil war between leftist Maoists and reformers |
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Children in wars today |
More capable in batter due to weapons than in old times -kids good a video games may be better using computerized weapons |
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Sexual murders Stats |
1961- 1990 4% of murders were sex related Perpetrators were mostly strangers (94%) Vitcims were females and suspects were male Victims single Victims under 25 Suffocation and strangling used mostly (guns was rarely used 5%) |
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What did Ressler propose were the childhood problems of sexual murders |
Daydreaming (82%) Compulsive masturbation (82%) Isolation (71%) Chronic lying (71%) Bed wetting (68%) Nightmares (67%) Destroying property (58%) Stealing (56%) Cruelty to children (54%) Poor body image (52%) |
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What are the 4 kinds of serial killers identified by Holmes and Deburger |
1) visionary killers (kill in response to some inner voice or vision, out of touch with reality and psychotic) 2) mission oriented killers (motivated to rid the world of a type of person, in touch with reality) 3) hedonistic killers (thrill seeking murders who get excitement and sexual pleasure) 4) power/control oriented killers (enjoy having control over victims) |
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What did Hamamoto study |
The connection between militarism and increases in serial killing and mass murder - Vietnam War, soldiers fantasized about killing Asian Americans |
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How does militarism in the US increase violence |
1) soldiers trained to kill return home and continue their streak of violence 2) veterans continue their racisr violence against Asian Americans 3) racist attitudes reinforced by Vietnam War motivates violence against Asian Americans 4) war stories create fantasies of physical and sexual violence 5) governments use of violence teaches citizens to use it |
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What did Patrick Purdy do |
Fired at 300 children playing at playground at elementary school -5 Asian kids killed and 29 other wounded -blamed minorities for joblessness |
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What does Simon suggest what sets serial killers apart for us |
Their lack of empathy and compassion for others -are ablw to use empthy to anticipate the responses of victims and deceive them -don't have compassion as their victims r just things
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What is empathy |
The ability to put oneself in another's psychological shoes ti sense what the other person may be thinking and feeling |
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Non serial killers |
Are just the failures in the business of serial killing -were unable to cover their tracks like other serial killers do |
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Investigation work |
Effectiveness and lack there of may explain the ability of serial killers to escape justice -cluffird oslen (police informant) -dahmer (lovers fight) |
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Type of victims |
Victims overlooked that are social outcasts -Robert pickton -prostitutes -runaways -those who are likely to die -higg risk occupations (solders and police) |
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Mobility of tge offender |
Transportation systems all across countries allow killers to kill in different places making them harder to track |
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Occupation and work |
Some killers have jobs that allow them to kill and not be caught -harold shipman -jobs that involve killing increased opportunities for serial and mass killings -difficult to pinpoint culpability |
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Gender |
Are able to avoid detection and getting caught -otto Pollak believes women are more skillful in hiding criminal acts -commit crimes that are hard to detect (child abuse, abortion, poisoning) -seen as nurturing - care taker role allows more opportunity to kill (a 5th took place in hospitals and nursing homes) |
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Richard speck |
Sexually assaulted and murdered student nurses in Chicago -captured by police (8) |
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Charles Whitman |
Killed while and mother and shot 14 people from town on the university of Texas campus -shot by police (16) |
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Charles Manson k |
Cult leader -people killed for him -serving life (7) |
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James Huberty |
Unemployed security garde who randomly fired in a Macdonalds restaurant -shot by police (24) |
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Patrick sherrill |
Poster worked fired where he worked and killed himself -going postal (so angry/ explosive) (14) |
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Micheal Ryan |
Gun enthusiast who shot mother followed by 6 hour killing spree -shot by police (16) |
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Ronald Simmons |
Killef 14 members of family and his employer and Co worker who resisted his sexual advances -surrendered to police (16) |
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James Purdy |
Walked through elements school shooting randomly (5) |
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Marc Lapine |
25 year old male walked into university and killed women in engineering -blamed women for not getting in - Montreal (14) Affirmative action (regon administration) -excluded Asians Employment equity (Canada) |
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Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols |
Bombed Murrah federal building with a truck of explosives -McVeigh sentenced to death -nichols sentenced to life without parole -gulf War veterans (168) |
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Andrew Golden (11) and Mitchell Johnson (13) |
In camouflage thry guned down 15 people at school -set off fire alarm (5) |
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Eric Harris and Dylan klebold |
Trenchcoat mafia -bullied Ran through school killing people -killed themselves (13) |
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Jim riszko |
Killed 4 rcmp offeres -found Marijuana on property and RCMP were called -killed himself (4) |
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Jeff wise |
16 year old native American killef his grandfather who was a police officer and stole police cruiser to school and opened fire -blamed for threat on school -killed himself (11) |
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Kimveer Gill (not mass murder) |
Opened fire on college atrium -killed himself -unjured 19 (1) |
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Cho Seung- Hui |
Resident alien killdf students and professors on Virginia University -mailed package to NBC before killing spree (32) |
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Nidal Malik Hasan |
Army psychiatrist and killef on military base -30 wounded (13) |
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Anders Behring Breivik |
Bombed government buildings and shooting rampage in youth camp -was paranoid, schizophrenic and narcissistic personality disorder -21 years in prison (77) |
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Adam Lanza |
Killef mother and shot 20 students and 6 staff members at elementary school -played video games and used mothers guns - committed suicide (27) |
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James homes |
Shooting in theater -70 injured (12) |
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Tsarnaev brothers |
Boston marathon bombing -wounded hundreds (4) |
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Omar Mateen |
Gay night club (49) |
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Alek minassian |
Toronto van killer (10) |
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Faisal hussian |
Danforth killer in Toronto -13 injured (2) |
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Albert desalvo |
Boston strangler -posed as a maintenance man and sexually assaulted and strangled women (13) |
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David berkowitz |
Son of sam -killed couples in parked cars firing at close range -arrested (6) |
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Ted bundy |
Sexually assaulted and murdered young women who had blond hair and middle part -electric chair (19-100) |
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Kenneth blanchi and Angelo buono |
Hillside strangers -cousins who abducted and sexually assaulted women before strangling them -assested (12) |
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Wayne Williams |
Black man who killed low class black youth who attracted them with offers of movie roles and homosexual liaison -arrested (28) |
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Henry Lee Lucas |
The hands of death -female hitchhikers (150-600) |
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John Wayne gacy |
Sexually assaulted and murdered boys who he attended to his home with offers of jobs (33) |
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Clifford Olson |
Police informant -picked up teen runaways from bus stop -asked 10,000 for information of victims body (11) |
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Green River killer |
Prostitutes and runaways -found in green river district -possibly on gray Ridgway (40+) |
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Charles NG and Leonard Lake |
Kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed -lake took cyanide pills when questioned by police -NG fled to Canada and later was sentenced to death -veterans -would have yard sales (12-25) |
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Voodoo dealers |
Drug dealers engaging in human sacrifice -all arrested and deceased (13) |
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Jeffery Dahmer |
Drugged the men he invited to apartment for homosexual activities -strangled with hands or leather strap -had set with corpses -labotomy -canabil -killed by prisoner (12) |
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Paul Bernardo and Karla homolka |
Killed 2 teenage girls -video taped torture of victims -bernardo life in prison -homolka 12 years (2) |
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Harold shipman |
Female elderly patients with lethal heroin infections (Up to 300) |
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Robert pickton |
Fed victims to pigs (50) |
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John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Melvo |
(14) shootings |
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Anthony Sowell |
Marine -found with 2 bodies on thr floor -9 more bodies throughout thr house (10+) |
