DNA profiling

Serial killers spark headlines and interest due to the gruesome nature of their crimes. Typically, they do not stop killing until they are caught. The media often portrays them as evil genius capable of superhuman feats. The purpose of this paper is to review multidisciplinary research on Serial Killers’ behavioral and personality traits in conjunction with crime scene characteristics to ascertain a better understanding of the phenomenon of serial homicide. A serial killer is someone who murders…

Why Serial Killers Kill “I just liked to kill, I wanted to kill.” A quote from Ted Bundy an American serial killer during the 70s. Ted Bundy just like all serial killers fell under some sort of category for the reason of why they kill. The top categories that serial killers fall under are lust, feeling of power, mission oriented, and comfort. Many of the most famous serial killers that you may have heard of fall under one of these four categories. One of the more common reasons that serial…

Criminal Profiling Future in Personality Psychology • Issue: Criminal profiling typically tends to fall under the field of criminal justice. However, much of the work pertaining to criminal profiling is related to personality psychology. • Position: In my opinion, I feel like criminal profiling should be considered a science rather than an art, because most work of the pertaining to profiling requires psychological insight. Once criminal profiling becomes a form of science, I then think that it…

John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer who had 34 victims. Like most serial killers, John Gacy had a horrific childhood that caused him to become the predator to others. John Gacy’s father was constantly physically and emotionally harming him. Most of John Gacy’s victims were male and this may be because he had a grudge against males because of his father. John Gacy was a serial killer who molested his victims before killing them, his childhood was similar to most serial killers and could be the…

Forensic Psychology The intersection between psychology and the justice system. One major compentent is having a understanding of legal concepts, especially concerning expert witness testimony. Which is what I will be explaining throughout this presentation. What can a forensic psychologist be questioned about? The pertinent facts of the case that have been gathered by the investigators through evidence, eye witness testimony, and clues from the scene. The scope is limited to what can and…

The stop, question and frisk policy emerged from the case of Terry v. Ohio was designed to stop and search individuals based upon reasonable suspicion of an experienced police officer that a criminal activity might be occurring. Yet, the discretions granted to law enforcement agencies have been abused as the enforcement tactics are racially biased toward minority groups. Past analyses showed that police would further determined whether their suspicions are reasonable enough to constitute a stop…

Profiling can be traced back to the 1800’s in London, and it became a sensation due to the popular case of Jack the Ripper. Since then, profiling has spread to other parts of the world including the United States of America. In the 1960’s, profiling in the United States expanded to include psychological methods used to profile criminals. Howard D. Teten and Patrick Mullany were credited with making the earliest behavioral analyses, and developing hypothesis as to what kind of person might have…

In this day and age, serial killers have become part of the American culture. From Ted Bundy to the infamous “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez, numerous serial killers have become remarkably well-known for their crimes. So well-know, in fact, that they are now their own kind of celebrities, their twisted stories living on even after their deaths. It’s no secret that we can’t get enough of these individuals as well as the heinous murders they commit, but why is this the case? For many years,…

Offender profiling has been defined by many famous Psychologists throughout the years, the definition that I am centring my research around is Ainsworth (2001) “profiling generally refers to the process of using all the available information about a crime, a crime scene and a victim in order to compose a profile of the (as yet) unknown perpetrator” A.Sammonds (2005) What is Offender Profiling, Available at: http://psychlotron.org.uk/newResources/criminological/A2_AQB_crim_whatIsProfiling.pdf…

The Pied Piper Arnold Friend, diversely known as Charles Schmid or “The Pied Piper of Tuscon,” in the story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” is a serial killer who has a name for himself. Throughout his life, Charles Schmid manages to kill three teenage girls from 1964 to 1965 by beguiling them to him by altering his appearance and intriguing his victims by his persuasive choice of words . In 1966, Joyce Carol Oates found inspiration to write ,“Where Are You Going, Where Have You…