Some hear the term serial killer and it immediately sends chills down their spine, thinking of the worst people who have committed several murders over a span of time. âThe serial murderer kills a number of people over a period of time, many times months and yearsâ [Holmes, 1988, pg. 1]. In just the last two generations, with the rise of serial killers, comes the rise of the fascination towards them, curious as to what causes one to become a...
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Actions of serial killers have been documented in history for decades. Every story you hear sound more gruesome than the last. People have been trying to figure out for ages what makes someone want to kill another human being. It either comes down to how they where raised to just having their brains wired differently. Many people believe most serial killers are made that way because there is no humanly way possible a human can kill another human just cause....
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In the fight against crime, society requires the need for perpetrators such as disease patients who show somatic symptoms for the satisfaction of their impulses that comes under their conscious mind soon to withdrawal, and it is necessary to take serious measurements from the families in the way of crime prevention in society. In addition, the duty of the police in the prevention of crime should be emphasized with the example of providing sympathy and interest towards the peopleâs liberty...
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In May 2019, a video of an incident which took place at a restaurant in Gurgaon, India went viral on Facebook. In that video, a middle -aged woman was seen harassing a group of young girls and slut-shaming one of them because she was wearing a short skirt. The victim also stated that, the woman was asking the men present at the restaurant to rape her as she deserved that because of her 'inappropriate' clothing. This incident is a small...
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Serial killers are a person who usually kills three or more people and they are often very depressed and disturbed in contrast with others. The serial killer is a completely different criminal. America has some of the most notorious serial killers that have shaped history, serial killers that once never even dreamed about killing anybody. Generally, serial killers murder some for their benefit or sometimes for no reason. Some people are growing up differently from others, some are in a...
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Abstract Yang Xinhai (2003) 'When I killed people, I had a desire. This inspired me to kill more. I don't care whether they deserve to live or not. It is none of my concern. I have no desire to be part of society. Society is not my concern' (BBC News, 2004). After Yang's trail in an interview aired on China's Central Television, this was stated by Yang Xinhai as to the question of why he murdered 67 people and raped...
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Imagine selling CDs on the sidewalk in front of the corner store, to then be pressed by multiple police officers asking for you to empty everything from your pockets. To refuse, would mean to give up your life. Consequently, you are thrown to the ground by four New York City police officers then place you in a chokehold, as you utter the words âI canât breathe' while gasping for air. This is what happened to Eric Garner. His refusal to...
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America has been trying to achieve justice for everyone for many decades. One of America's first attempts at gaining equality was the introduction of Civil Rights. âCivil Rights are the rights of citizens all citizens to political and social freedom and equalityâ. Some examples of civil rights include the right to vote or to be treated fairly by the legal system. The Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 60s was a long time when civil rights, particularly for African...
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Racial profiling is an issue that has been witnessed for many years and is still seen increasing today. It is an affair that affects millions of citizens every day. Individuals now in our societies are scared of the police officers that swear to protect the wellbeing of all the citizens in the community. This constant fear of being targetted breaches the ability of individuals to make their own decisions and do what they desire without facing any consequences. There are...
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The Intrigue of Serial Killers Today, I feel everyone is fascinated by crime with serial murder being the most fascinating crime out of all crimes. You see books, newspapers, television shows, and movies based on well-known killers like Ted Bundy and Andrew Cunanan who had the destructive minds that continually kill. Many of these accounts leave impressions that serial killers are different and distinct from other criminals. Our current knowledge on serial killers is based almost exclusively on a small...
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To kill means to put to death, whereas murder means the unlawful killing of one human by another with malice aforethought. No one should be deprived of their life because everyone has a right to live a life. There are many factors that strip this right and freedom to life. Dennis Rader, also known as the âBTK Killerâ which meant to bind, torture, and kill his victims. The BTK was widely regarded as a mysterious murderer in Wichita, Kansas, with...
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Can you imagine killing one person? How about 50? Now that I have your attention, I want to direct your attention to the mind, act, and emotional state of a serial killer. My goal is to get you to understand the various reasons why certain humans decide to commit these horrendous acts. There are several different aspects that affect the minds of serial killers that play a huge role in why they do what they do. Researchers and law enforcement...
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Juvenile delinquency, as we know it today, is a relatively recent concept. This does not mean, however, that young people in the past were more compliant than they are today. The American juvenile justice system has developed over the past century with a number of differences that distinguish it from the adult criminal justice process. Juvenile justice advocates supported the differences on diminished youthful offender accountability and legal understanding, and youthsâ greater amenability to treatment. The first juvenile court was...
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Since the beginning of mankind there has always been the belief that children are a product of their parents, in appearances, mannerisms, vocally, talents, and career choices. Though equally in good and evil, anger and love, tenderness and aggression, have also been given incredible amounts of extensive research and study to either justify the belief or disavow it as a myth or perhaps a coincidence. Dating all the way back to Adam and Evesâ children, Cane and Able. Adam and...
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Elizabeth Wettlaufer is a 49-year-old lady who has convicted eight first degree murders from 2007 to 2014 by administering certain drugs to the patient before the murder. She started her career in 1995 as a nurse in various care centers. She worked in Caressant care nursing and retirement homes in Woodstock, Ontario and Telfer place retirement home in Paris Ontario and also in Meadow Park Home in London, Ontario. In 2016, she left her job and checked into Torontoâs Center...
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Abstract Serial killers in United States are responsible for about 800 murders per year. For the public are scary and fascinating at the same time, but for the psychology serial killers are unlimited resources for studyâs. The researches were trying for years to determine what makes a person a serial killer? The bigger question was is it biological or other factors that create a killer. Today scientists agreed that is not only one factor that plays a role in development...
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Have you really thought about how bad social media has made more crimes easy? You will be learning the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of social media. For us adults there is identify theft, scams, and fraud, even hacking into our personal accounts. Also, how it affects our youth and how our youth puts into the crime too. Our youth is learning from everybody on social media that it is okay to cyberbully, cyberstalking, and even cyber threats....
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A lady who has been harmed by the one she cherishes will look for vengeance until she never again feels for them. Ladies are brilliant and they know how to utilize what they have to hurt those who have harmed them. They will take the necessary steps to get and give retribution to the individuals who have treated them terribly. Medea is a lady who took drastic measures to get revenge on her husband but, in the end, it flipped...
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Discretion still today stands as our liberty to choose by what means a situation ought to be handled inside our criminal justice system. Discretion as we know it should give some sort of check and balance within the criminal justice system. The law has been pinned out precise and plainly as to what crime is and its penalties. When one look at the discretionary nature of the matter even though the move on control is one of their rewards, you...
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Being a resident of the city of Beaumont since birth, and watching the local news often, I have recently discovered the violent crimes that have taken place. Four innocent people have lost their lives in the South Park neighborhood one day. The Beaumont Enterprise states that âit is the cityâs first mass shooting in five years (Moore).â One suspect was charged with four counts of murder. The suspect and the victims were all minorities, specifically African-American. Why did he do...
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This scene makes one wonder whether or not this action is right, which is the point of Judge Dreddâs character. There have been many theories of ethics proposed that attempt to answer what makes a punishment right and justified. Three notable philosophers, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and H.L.A. Hart, have all proposed their own theories. For our society to be one that is moral, we must analyze each of these philosophersâ theories to see which we should model our...
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Have you ever wondered what goes on in a serial killerâs mind? Why do they do what they do? Serial killers typically have a different functioning brain than an average personâs brain. Everyone should have a full functioning brain, but for most killers that is not the case. Most serial killers are very different from other people. They do horrible things without sympathy or remorse. Some things that may lead them to these horrible acts are some effects of their...
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Novelist Angie Thomas and her novel âThe Hate U Giveâ expresses the life of a sixteen year old girl named Starr, who was a witness to her best friend Khalil get murdered by the police in cold blood. Thomas purpose for writing the âThe Hate U Giveâ is to convey the message of being able to stand up against important issues such as racism and police brutality. The loss of Starrâs best friend Khalil was the major event in the...
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1 in 5 Americans are diagnosed with mental disorders every year. Mental disorders are social and/or mental side effects different every day issues. There are 7 main types of mental disorders that a lot of Americans go through which is: mood, anxiety, personality, psychotic, eating, trauma, and substance abuse. Within the past 50 years there has been a spike in crime specifically serial killing and mass shootings. When mass shootings happen they are different in other ways because the motives...
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From trying to cash a check at the bank, to mowing lawns, to sleeping in the college dorms or even coming home to an apartment building, there are numerous stories of African-Americans being harassed. Women, men, and even children going about their daily lives only to be intruded by strangers provoked by their presence and this provocation often ending in police involvement. Advancement in technology has made it easier to capture these incidents and reveal how African-Americans have become targets...
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The Outsiders directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and written by S.E. Hinton depicts the social rivalry between the high school cliques âGreasersâ and âSocs.â The Greasers are the lower class, the poor kids from the wrong side of town or mostly know by the designated delinquents. The Socs, short for Socialites, are the rich kids from the south side of town, getting all the breaks and advantages, but still doing a lot of the same things as the âdelinquents.â However...
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This project will give motives and psychological explanations behind serial killings â focusing on prominently males. The term âserial killerâ was coined by Robert Ressler, an FBI agent and profiler1, and is given to people who commit three or more murders. Even after one killing, motives tend to cease to exist and it becomes more of pattern and psychological cause. Outlining the main reasons, I will evaluate which is the most prominent factor that leads to serial killing. There are...
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The Greater London Authorityâs analysis of the 2001 Census, âWorld in One Cityâ found people from 179 different nations living within London and The Guardian Newspaper praised it as âthe most cosmopolitan place on earthâ (Vertovec, 2007, p. 1024). This resulted in British policy-makers producing a strategy called Multiculturalism, acknowledging the mass scale of immigration from the African Caribbean and South Asia and to implement strategies to ensure equality for ethnic minorities (ibid, p. 1027). However, this essay argues the...
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As a new and under explored object of study, the definition of a hate crime is still not agreed on by many however it is a complex phenomenon. A hate crime is largely termed as one that involves violence which is motivated by prejudice based on religion, sexuality, race and other grounds. It has advanced in the fields of academia and criminal state within the United States, as most hate crime literature stems from an American origin and is drawn...
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âInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhereâ Introduction The issue of serious/violent juvenile crime may be a very complex one, warranting a judicious approach to be adopted to effectively address the competing interests of those juveniles, the victims (especially women and girls), which of public safety. The gang rape on 16 December 2012 has triggered a nationwide debate on a variety of issues, one among them being the quantum of punishment for juveniles involved in heinous crimes. The Juvenile...
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