Criminal Behavior Case Study

Understanding the criminal behavior system and crime typologies that the book demonstrates; it is kind of hard to distinguish what type of serial killer Robert Durst is. Judging from the book examples of different type of serial killers, I would have to say Robert Durst is a hybrid serial killer. While some of his actions from the video series, “The Jinx”, lead me to feel as if he was an expedience killer who wants to protect themselves from a perceived threat as the book states. Some of Durst’s actions also lead me to believe he was a mission killer, who had a vision for killing someone. None of his victims seemed as if they were some random act of murder. I feel as if he had a mission to kill all of them.; one reason making me suspect

Toms patterns of his criminal behavior began when his family moving to a lower class area in Edmonton, they were poor family and his mom was unemployment because she was physically unable to work, his brother left the house when they moved to Edmonton because he did not like it, Toms father currently in jail and Tom did not see him since he was two years old, at the age of 15 Tom joined his brother to sale drugs and make easy money, at the age of 16 Tom was arrested by Edmonton police for selling drugs and theft, Tom dropped out of high school when he was 17, he didn’t not fit, he was bad and his mom could no longer control him, he went to live with his brother, who is selling drugs, ad knowing as drug house, by the age of 18 Tom had already

Rydell Correctional Facility has a public mission statement that encompasses upholding staff safety while providing meaningful opportunities for offender success. Rydell Correctional Facility houses the highest custody level of offenders, officially termed extended restricted housing. Offenders at this custody level have killed or seriously assaulted staff or other offenders and not out of their cell more than an hour a day. The director of prisons for the state department of corrections, Mr. Calhoun, is revising the current extended restricted housing policy based on current trends that it is inhumane. Allowing all offenders the opportunity to be out of their cell for four or more hours

Christopher is a six-year-old Caucasian male who attended the intake assessment with his mother. Due to concerns with his behavior, Christopher’s mother referred him to Children’s Advocacy Network. The mother reported that Christopher currently exhibits “physical aggression” towards other children. The mother explained that Christopher has difficulty communicating with others, which causes him to become “frustrated’. The mother reported that Christopher presents behavior in “all settings”. Christopher’s behavior reportedly manifest as “defiant”, “oppositional”, “temper tantrums”, “anger outbursts”, as well as “deliberately annoying”. The mother expressed concerns with Christopher’s reactions when attending a medical office. The mother reported

Baltimore WJZ 13 states “. Baltimore City police have confirmed the death of 23-year-old Tyrice "Lor Scoota" Watson, of Clifton Avenue following what police call a 'targeted' shooting after the he was shot while driving Saturday evening. /react-text 

react-text: 45 Sources say Lor Scoota one of Baltimore's fastest up and coming rappers was leaving the "Touch The People Pray For Peace in these Streets Charity Basketball Game," when he was shot and subsequently killed.

Results of a 2 (offender remorse: no apology or apology) x 3 (transgression frequency: first-time, occasional or regular) between groups factorial ANOVA on forgiveness levels revealed a significant main effect of offender remorse, F(1, 54) = 70.93, p < .001, η2 = .35. This indicated that overall, offenders who apologised (M = 5.53, SD = 1.17) elicited significantly higher rates of forgiveness than offenders who did not apologise (M = 3.73, SD = 1.34).

Crime Lab Director Ross Capps submitted a request to change the position title and duties of Kelly McGill-Carrol from a Forensic Scientist III to the DNA Technical Leader, also a Forensic Scientist III. Furthermore, along with this title change Director Capps has requested an increase to step 9 on the Forensic Scientist III scale, (K) from $40.14 to $41.34, with an additional step increase on McGill’s anniversary date of July 2017 to $42.58.

Abrahamsen, David. "Family Tension, Basic Cause of Criminal Behavior." Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. January 1, 1949. Accessed October 29, 2014. http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3687&context=jclc..

The media has been extremely instrumental in how society sees the criminal justice system. Due to evolution of technology cameras have become a vital tool to display law enforcement in the act doing their job. For example, on July 19, 2015 in Cincinnati Ohio during a retain stop of a vehicle for not having front license plate ended in the death of Ray Tensing. During the stop of the vehicle the officer asked Tensing for his license and attempted to open his door, Tensing grabbed his door and started his vehicle as if he was about to drive away, the officer drew his firearm and order Tensing twice to stop and fired one shot, which struck Tensing in the head killing him instantaneously. This shooting bought into question by the media the right

Since, I am the new Police Chief of Winchester, Va. There are several things I would do in order to help keep the community safe from crime and criminals behind bars. I would have law enforcement officers along with undercover law enforcements patrolling the community (especially in the “hot spots” of criminal activity). However, too much of this will draw suspicion and they will move elsewhere because they do not want to be arrested. Drug users tend to stay low because of the fear of being arrested. In this case, I would encourage an officer (or undercover officer) to have a good relationship with the drug user(s) because this makes the drug user(s) more willing to talk on where and who they are getting the drugs from in order to shut down

Instead of examining all of the possible turning points that can lead someone away from crime such as marriage, parenthood and employment. I will instead just focus on just employment or lack thereof on and its effects of life course criminality. I do not want to mitigate the importance of marriage and parenthood However I feel employment is going to apply better to this case as I do not know if Michael Withers ever married or had children, in the event that he did have a family it would be interesting to look into why he continued committing crimes past his teens. If Withers did not have a family then that would be an important piece of information in explaining why he continued his criminal career, however with the amount of information I

Stephan & McMullin (1982) discovered a strong correlation between tolerance of sexual nonconformity and city size during an individual’s early learning and current city size (p. 414). Burk & Burkhart (2003) also considered the significance of early learning and early attachment (p. 488). They found that adult sexual offenders often report growing up in violent households, where substance abuse and interpersonal conflict were common, sometimes being victims of physical or sexual abuse as children themselves. Adult offenders generally develop delinquent behaviour as adolescent, as one’s first sexual offense generally occurs between age 10-12 (p. 489).

What causes Crime? This question is one that has been asked many times resulting in many different answers each more diverse than the other. One would think the question would be seemingly easy to answer, however that would be incorrect. There are various theories that have developed over time which begins to explain possible reasons why some make the choice to commit crime and others do not. The subject of predicting and preventing crime is a complicated one and has been intensely analyzed now for some time.

The role of the law enforcement investigator as a witness is extremely important in getting accurate information to solve any case. The role of the law enforcement investigator commences as soon as he or she arrives at the crime scene. The ability to deliver the facts and the sequence of events to the jury is critical to the outcome of a case during a trial (Swanson, Chamelin, Territo, & Taylor, 2012).

The composition of the Criminal Justice System consists of many different divisions; thus, it is imperative that each one receives the adequate resources needed to properly function. For instance, law enforcement agencies deal with a wide variety of calls for service daily; therefore, it is critical that everyone within the agencies have the means to carry on their specific duties. Furthermore, in any case, circumstances can quickly escalate into dangerous situations; hence, minimizing liabilities is crucial. Being Taser certified can be beneficial for everyone directly involved in situations that merit the need for de-escalation. It is, therefore, in the best interest of the agencies to consider the advantages, described below, of training