Within the context of criminology, examining the reasons as to why individuals commit crime is critical in understanding how acts of crime should be punished and deterred. When an event that is deemed criminal, deviant and/or delinquent occurs, society searches to understand and explain the event. Jeffrey Dahmer is a notorious serial killer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who kidnapped and killed 17 men and teenagers between 1978 and 1991 (Ferrari et al., 2002). Furthering his involvement in their capture, torture and murder, Dahmer was more famously known for his engagement in necrophilia, body dismemberment and cannibalism (Montaldo, 2016). This paper will attempt to examine the criminal, deviant and delinquent activities of Jeffrey Dahmer utilizing
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It was common knowledge that Jeffrey was the product of a complicated pregnancy, as his mother was known to suffer from disabling nausea, anxiety and dysphoria, along with the frequent use of prescribed tranquilizers (Ferrari et al., 2002). As a youth, Dahmer displayed serious anti-social behaviour that deterred him from developing friendships with his peers. While his peers filled their time watching recently released movies and listening to the latest songs, Dahmer was busy collecting road kill, stripping animal carcasses and saving the animals’ bones (Ferrari et al., 2002). In addition to these disturbingly violent behaviours, Dahmer was seen developing issues with compulsive masturbation in his earlier years (Ferrari et al., 2002). As an adult, Jeffrey had exposed himself in a sexual manner towards both adults and minors, as well as reportedly masturbating in public; these behaviours ultimately led him to his first experiences of legal difficulties and pathed the way for future disturbing behaviours (Ferrari et al., …show more content…
He began experimenting with chemical based techniques of disposal, as well as consuming the flesh of his victims (Ferrari et al., 2002). It became evident that he took a fancy to African-American males, meeting them at gay bars or the mall, Dahmer would entice them with either alcohol or the promise of money if they agreed to pose for photographs (Montaldo, 2016). Once he had his victim alone, Dahmer would drug them, occasionally torture them, and strangle them to death (Montaldo, 2016). He would then masturbate over their corpse and/or perform his necrophilia fantasies, followed by the dismemberment of the body and the disposal of the remains (Montaldo, 2016). It was often seen that Dahmer would keep parts of the body, such as the skull or other bones, much like he did with the road kill collection in his earlier years, as well as refrigerate their organs which he would occasionally consume (Montaldo,
It was common knowledge that Jeffrey was the product of a complicated pregnancy, as his mother was known to suffer from disabling nausea, anxiety and dysphoria, along with the frequent use of prescribed tranquilizers (Ferrari et al., 2002). As a youth, Dahmer displayed serious anti-social behaviour that deterred him from developing friendships with his peers. While his peers filled their time watching recently released movies and listening to the latest songs, Dahmer was busy collecting road kill, stripping animal carcasses and saving the animals’ bones (Ferrari et al., 2002). In addition to these disturbingly violent behaviours, Dahmer was seen developing issues with compulsive masturbation in his earlier years (Ferrari et al., 2002). As an adult, Jeffrey had exposed himself in a sexual manner towards both adults and minors, as well as reportedly masturbating in public; these behaviours ultimately led him to his first experiences of legal difficulties and pathed the way for future disturbing behaviours (Ferrari et al., …show more content…
He began experimenting with chemical based techniques of disposal, as well as consuming the flesh of his victims (Ferrari et al., 2002). It became evident that he took a fancy to African-American males, meeting them at gay bars or the mall, Dahmer would entice them with either alcohol or the promise of money if they agreed to pose for photographs (Montaldo, 2016). Once he had his victim alone, Dahmer would drug them, occasionally torture them, and strangle them to death (Montaldo, 2016). He would then masturbate over their corpse and/or perform his necrophilia fantasies, followed by the dismemberment of the body and the disposal of the remains (Montaldo, 2016). It was often seen that Dahmer would keep parts of the body, such as the skull or other bones, much like he did with the road kill collection in his earlier years, as well as refrigerate their organs which he would occasionally consume (Montaldo,