You are walking alone in an alley when you see a strange figure at the corner of your eye. You walk faster out of fear, but so does the figure. Sweat drips down the side of your cheek and as soon as you think you are safe, he shoves a knife in your back. Why did a stranger attempt to commit this act of murder you ask? The truth is all in their minds. Most individuals have common knowledge of murderers taken in from television shows such as criminal minds or CSI, but what many people do no not understand is how a person could be so mentally bothered in a way to feel the need commit such a terrible crime. Numerous studies have been conducted about the minds of the murders and what leads them to take the life of an innocent human beings. Several
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Sandra Burkhalter, an encyclopedia writer, in her article, “Serial Killers”, argues that the development of serial killers is often contributed by negative factors such as abuse. Sandra Burkhalter states, “An example of the obviously abusive stands out in Henry Lee Lucas's prostitute mother hitting him for years with broom handles, dressing him as a girl for school, and forcing him to watch her having sex with men who would then be violent toward him. In such cases, the child appears to identify with the aggressor and replay a childhood victimization, this time as the aggressor”(Burkhalter). Burkhalter provides an example of a case of serious childhood abuse where the child is negatively affected and lashes out in his older years in the same manner he was treated as a child. This case explains the idea of a child being taught to kill rather than know from the start. The young victim later becomes the one to inflict such action of violence that he learned and was not born with intentions of doing. Providing a better childhood may not be enough to create a sane individual, the factors of a psychopath may be more complex than they …show more content…
Sharhea, in her article, “Serial Killers: Nature vs Nurture”, claims that serial killers begin their killing because of certain changes in their environments. Sharhea states, “First I will start with the nature theories, where many scientists believe brain damage, genetic disorders and/or other disorders/diseases create the problem. The frontal lobe is considered to be responsible for human behavior that makes us stable and have adequate social relations… When the limbic brain is damaged, it may account for uncontrollable aggression Among the many serial killers who had suffered head injuries are Leonard Lake, David Berkowitz, Kenneth Bianchi, John Gacy and Carl Panzram, who as a child, had some sort of head infection”(Sharhea). Sharhea implies that an environmental altercation to the brain may result in negative effects on the behavior of an individual which in many cases leads to the act of murder. She further provides examples of murders that have had physical injuries to the brain itself. This would be an explanation of nature doing its part in contaminating the mind whereas these individuals were not born with brain damage leading to mental illnesses and aggression. Looking into the way the brain works helps determine why the murderers are drawn to their actions. Because the limbic system controls pleasures,
Sandra Burkhalter, an encyclopedia writer, in her article, “Serial Killers”, argues that the development of serial killers is often contributed by negative factors such as abuse. Sandra Burkhalter states, “An example of the obviously abusive stands out in Henry Lee Lucas's prostitute mother hitting him for years with broom handles, dressing him as a girl for school, and forcing him to watch her having sex with men who would then be violent toward him. In such cases, the child appears to identify with the aggressor and replay a childhood victimization, this time as the aggressor”(Burkhalter). Burkhalter provides an example of a case of serious childhood abuse where the child is negatively affected and lashes out in his older years in the same manner he was treated as a child. This case explains the idea of a child being taught to kill rather than know from the start. The young victim later becomes the one to inflict such action of violence that he learned and was not born with intentions of doing. Providing a better childhood may not be enough to create a sane individual, the factors of a psychopath may be more complex than they …show more content…
Sharhea, in her article, “Serial Killers: Nature vs Nurture”, claims that serial killers begin their killing because of certain changes in their environments. Sharhea states, “First I will start with the nature theories, where many scientists believe brain damage, genetic disorders and/or other disorders/diseases create the problem. The frontal lobe is considered to be responsible for human behavior that makes us stable and have adequate social relations… When the limbic brain is damaged, it may account for uncontrollable aggression Among the many serial killers who had suffered head injuries are Leonard Lake, David Berkowitz, Kenneth Bianchi, John Gacy and Carl Panzram, who as a child, had some sort of head infection”(Sharhea). Sharhea implies that an environmental altercation to the brain may result in negative effects on the behavior of an individual which in many cases leads to the act of murder. She further provides examples of murders that have had physical injuries to the brain itself. This would be an explanation of nature doing its part in contaminating the mind whereas these individuals were not born with brain damage leading to mental illnesses and aggression. Looking into the way the brain works helps determine why the murderers are drawn to their actions. Because the limbic system controls pleasures,