The Violence Is An Acceptable Act

In today’s world, murderers aren’t a surprising thing, as long as they are fictional. Plenty of TV shows and movies have plot lines around murder, but what about real life? As Scott Bonn states in his writing, of the approximate 15,000 murders in the United States, only 1 percent are serial killings, amounting to about 150 victims per year, with between 25 and 50 serial killers active at any given time. There are plenty of statistics on serial killers. 1 in 20 had the same three characteristics as a child: bedwetting, fire setting, and torturing animals. Animal torture is a common indicator that the child will be violent in the future. Also, over 30 percent of murderers use killing as a way for their sexual arousal (Stone). A murderer

Serial killers, we have all heard of them and most of us are petrified of them. They commit horrendous crimes that many people cannot even begin to wrap their head around. Unfortunately, for those of us who are afraid of them it is likely we have encountered at least one if not multiple in our lifetime. That last sentence really puts the “be nice to everyone” quote into perspective, doesn’t it? It is not known how many serial killers are actually walking around among us however most studies conducted reviled we may not want the answer. Chances are the number is higher than we would have thought and definitely higher than we had hoped. Although I highly doubt we will ever get an actual number. It is not likely that a survey will be given to see how many serial killers are actually walking free. Even if this hypothetical survey was given I do not think an actual serial killer is going to put a checkmark in the are you a serial killer box. Although if they did mark the box they would save a lot of lives. Answering yes to such a question would land them in a psych ward. We may not know how to identify a serial killer simply by looking them up and down but we do have theories that help predict why they choose to commit unspeakable crimes. One of these theories that will be discussed is the biosocial theory. Throughout the report, the biosocial theory of crime will be thoroughly explained and applied to this topic to better understand serial killers. Anyone who has some time to

Serial killer is described as an example of a murderer who kills several individuals over a long period of time. While these people are usually male motivated by various psychological motives such as power, the number of female serial killers has increased significantly in the recent past. Unlike their male counterparts, female serial killers use less visible means of murder such as poisoning in order to keep under the radar and remain discrete (Gilbert et. al., 2003). Since the less visible methods account for 80 percent of deaths caused by female serial killers, these criminals can be considered as gentle killers.

Serial killers represent a social problem in many ways. Many innocent lives are taken away by these serial killers. We as a society should care if serial killers or spree killers operate within our culture because we never know that we or a family member could be next on the list. People’s lives are taken away by these criminals; people who have a whole life ahead

Psychopaths have a conscience and lack morality. Sociopaths have a conscience and sense of morality.Psychopathy and sociopathy are non-diagnosable conditions. People who show psychopathy traits are more than likely to receive a diagnosis of mental health disorder.Mental Disorders more commonly known as DSM is used to diagnose mental health disorders. Psychopathy often confused with psychosis. Psychosis is involved in a break with reality and can be associated with certain disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Whereas psychopathy is involved with symptoms of personality traits that include a lack of conscience and morality. People who are diagnosed as psychotic, have experienced delusions, hallucinations, and even paranoia. They believe, see and hear things that are not really there. A person who is psychotic sometimes hears voices that will command them to be violent. Psychopaths have no issues seeing reality from non-reality. There are no voices inside their heads. They are fully aware of their behavior, the choose to be violent if they feel it is necessary. New evidence shows that violence has a biological or genetic connection

Society has been subjected to many violent acts over the course of its history. Although violence is immoral and wrong, somehow people everyday condone and commit violence for countless reasons. Many Hollywood films glorify mindless violence to their advantage and captivate audiences through its entertaining shock value and rake large box office profits. Car chases, crashes and glorified gladiator sword fights are all familiar scenes in which violence is portrayed in an unrealistic glamorised manner.

Mass murderers are a diverse group of people. They are a danger to society and it is important to understand the wide variability among these people. The kinds of mass murderers revolve around two central types that branch off to several subtypes. The profile of a mass murderer generally contains a specific set of traits. These people are often driven by one of a series of different motives. In order to achieve their goals, mass murderers have plenty of different methods and weapons at their disposal. Inevitably, the discussion of punishment always ensues when the subject of dangerously destructive killers arises. The study of mass murderers is one that requires analyzing and profiling all of the components that make up a killer, from

There are 4 major typologies of serial murders. One type is referred to as visionary type. A visionary type serial killer murders due to pressure from delusions, hallucinations or visions. They exhibit extreme psychopathy and do not clean up their crime scene. They often report that they have committed the crime because voice in their head told them too. Another type is power and control serial killers, they tend to enjoy their victim’s suffering and torture. They often sexually abuse their victims, but they are not interested by feelings of desire. Mission orientated serial murders feel as through they are doing society a favor by murdering certain people such as prostitutes, drug dealers, or homosexuals, people they feel that society could do without. These murders are very seldom psychopathic. Last, but not least is known as trill-orientated motive type,

Throughout history, serial killers and murderers have received a significant number of news articles dedicated to them and have attracted audiences all around the world; however, the question that nobody can seem to answer is, “Why?” What causes people to grow up with the desire to kill and what can we do to prevent others from becoming serial killers in the future? “All serial killers are murderers, but not all murderers are serial killers,” as stated on The Undergraduate Times. A serial murder is defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as “the unlawful homicide of at least two people, carried out in a series over a period of time,” while mass murder is the

Psychopaths feel the need to hurt people, they wish harm on people and follow through with it. “Malevolence: the quality of wishing harm on others.”(640). People with this quality are dangerous and can’t be trusted. They could be one of your friends, then all of a sudden they want to kill you. Psychopaths have unprovoked anger all the time.

Thesis: Psychopathy creates serial killers which can be caused by both biological and environmental factors that are out of the killer’s control. TS: Many people argue that psychopathy causes people to become serial killers and that it is brought on by a multitude of factors such as physical and psychological abuse from early childhood. SP: Peter Vronsky, author of Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters, provides statistics supporting that many serial killers have been abused or witnessed abuse in their lifetimes, stating, EV1: “Many male serial killers had truly traumatic childhoods: 42 percent reported physical abuse, 74 percent psychological abuse, while 35 percent reported witnessing sexual violence as children, and 43 percent reported being sexually abused themselves” (Vronsky 45).

The second group of killers is called the mission-oriented killers. When these kill, they have a goal to target and eliminate certain groups of people. (Holmes and Holmes 1998) Mission oriented killers are able to articulate ambitions of social betterment and utopian aspirations (Haggerty 2009). The mission-oriented killer is not psychotic, he does not hear voices or see visions. He does, however, have a self-imposed duty to rid the world of some unworthy group of people. These people may be Catholics, prostitutes, young women, old men, or any other group of people who deems no longer worthy to live. (Holmes and Holmes 1998) One serial killer of this kind that I came across in the literature is Ronald Dominique. Dominique was teased and bullied throughout the entirety of his school career. He felt powerless in the face of the merciless ridicule of which he was on the receiving end. During his late adolescence and early adulthood, Dominique generated an arrest record including telephone harassment, disturbing the peace, and forcible

Of all the psychiatric disorders, none are more chilling to the world then the psychopaths and sociopaths. These two disorders, categorized as antisocial personality disorders, bring about the absolute worse people and killers that the world has ever known. The infamous serial killers, the people who do the unimaginable, were all psychopaths. The ability of these people to do what they do and know that what they are doing is wrong, is perhaps one of the most chilling and shocking characteristic of these people. Psychopaths and sociopaths are very often thought by most to be the same disorder, yet they are different when classified by many psychiatric researchers. The people classified as psychopaths and sociopaths are separated by one main difference, and that is if they were born with a lack of the ability to empathize or if they were affected as children in a traumatic environment. Although both of these horrible disorders derive from a different area, the reality is that they are unpredictable, undetectable and most importantly, they can be very dangerous.

The following typology of mass murderers was presented by Turvey (2008:510). The types were grouped according to the variables of motivation, crime scene types, and victim selection by Fox and Levin (2005), who used the five categories of power, revenge, loyalty, terror, and profit.

Therefore the reason for their urge to kill is critical when considering the effects society has on them. When analyzing A Control Theory of Delinquency by Travis Hirschi, he states that “Control theories assume that delinquent acts result when an individual’s bond to society is weak or broken.” (Hirschi, 172) Here he analyzes elements of the bond which include Attachment, Commitment, Involvement, and Belief. With respect to Attachment it is clear that with lack of attachments to others comes the freedom from moral restrains. It is also important to consider that alienation when there is interpersonal conflict. With this in mind those that do murder others, especially individuals discussed above, have endured this lack of attachment and as a result, because he is not bound by the social norms he is free to deviate. Another element of bond is involvement. Here Hirschi states that “a person may be simply too busy doing conventional things to find time to engage in deviant behavior.” (Hirschi, 175) Involvement in society is crucial but when taking into account socioeconomic backgrounds not everyone is presented with the same resources and opportunities, therefore not everyone can count on the same methods to become involved. Therefore without these opportunities certain individuals are more likely to fall into juvenile delinquency which later leads to more serious crimes.