Serial killer Arthur John Shawcross, also called the Rochester Strangler or the Genesee River Killer, was prolific in the short time that he was an active killer. From March 1988 to December 1989, Shawcross is believed to have killed 12 women, mostly prostitutes in the Rochester, New York, area and then dumping most of the bodies nearby in areas where he liked to hunt and fish. Interestingly, the initial profile of the killer was extremely accurate once compared to Shawcross, but police were stymied in finding him because of bureaucratic snafus that hid the fact that they had a convicted violent sex offender living in the neighborhood where the attacks occurred. This discussion is intended to look at the psychology of the serial killer, focusing on Shawcross in particular, and evaluate how well various media relayed his story after the fact. Furthermore, this paper will look at the traits of male killers and how they relate to Shawcross ' case, as well as typology; biological and/or environmental factors may have contributed to this individual’s behavior; psychogenetics; as well as paraphilia’s and victimology he exhibited.…
Rape is a horrifying tactic to use during a conflict to weaken the opposing party. Rape during a war can be used either in inter-state or intra-state conflict. The act of rape has many motives behind such as feeling and emotion of superiority, biological and mental strains, and social taught. Pressure and power struggles is another answer for genocidal rape. The power and pressure struggles are usually between men and women, which leads to women taking part in the rape. The end result for rape on women is another influence on why rape occurs during wartime. Finally, rape is also socially constructed, where rape is an organized process. Genocidal rape is caused for many of reasons, and more importantly, leaves an incredible amount of damage…
Kilmartin, Christopher. "Changing Male Attitudes Reduces Sexual Violence." Violence against Women. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1999. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Editorial: Men 's Violence against Women." The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity (SPSMM) Bulletin 10 (Spring 2006).Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 July 2013.…
According to Burt (1980), rape myths are defined as ‘prejudicial, stereotype or false beliefs about rape, rape victims and rapists’ that serve as a kind of denial and justify male sexual aggression towards women. Burt (1980) identified the examples of rape myths such as 1) “she asked for it”; 2) “it wasn't really rape”; 3) “he didn't mean to”; 4) “she wanted it”; 5) “she liked it”; 6) “rape is a trivial event”; and 7) “rape is a deviant event”. Rape myths vary among societies and cultures(Burt 1980). Rape myths are also highly related to why the rape cases are under-reported (Grubb and Turner 2012). However, they consistently follow a pattern, which they blame the victim for their rape, express a disbelief in claims of rape, exonerate the perpetrator…
Forcible rapes offenses are high in rates. In 2001, the Crime Reported Program stated there were an estimated 90,491 forcible rapes in the United States and the rapes increased by three percent when the crime reports was compared to the year 2000. In the United States nation there were sixty-two point two percent forcible rapes per one hundred thousand females. In the last five to ten years from the year two thousand actually in nineteen ninety-seven there were an estimated value of seventy point three percent rapes. These numbers clearly shows a sizeable decrease in the last several years. Recent study shows that in two thousand and six there were estimated values of forcible…
“It used to be said, often enough, that rape is not a sexual crime but a power crime.” (Goodman, 2010.p92) How powerless you could leave a person then to take away their very feeling of safety. Rapists have this over their victims, the power, and the…
Maybe there was a need for acceptance, affection, and intimacy (Groth, 1990). Also, they could have been physically or sexually abused while growing up. Insecurity about masculine identity would also be a reason and they may portray themselves with aggressive behavior. The offender’s behavior can be classified in to one of the following five categories which are the types of rapes: Power Reassurance, Power Assertive, Anger Retaliatory, Anger Excitation, or Opportunistic. Feminist also have their theories and they view rape as a violent assault that inflicts emotional as well as physical trauma on victims. They believe that rape lies deep within a society and culture dominated by male attitudes, values, and beliefs; it objectifies relationships with women, eschews female value and belief system, and limits female rights and opportunities. They also argue that rape has not been appropriately defined, investigated, or prosecuted correctly. Feminists have informed and retained their influence over time, and according to Scully and Marolla (1985), the interviews that were conducted to 114 convicted rapists in a Virginia prison, showed that the reason for rape was for rewards or justifications perceived by them included a mean exacting revenge or punishment, obtaining…
During my criminology class we were asked to study the different types of serial killers for an upcoming test as well as the methods that criminologists use to catch them. As I was…
Serial killers who fall under the organized category is the most difficult to identify and capture. They are usually highly intelligent and well organized to the point of being meticulous. Every detail of the crime is planned out well in advance, and the killer takes every precaution to make sure they leave no evidence behind to link them to a murder. It is not uncommon for this type of psychopath to watch potential victims for several days to find someone they consider to be a good target. Once the unfortunate person is chosen, the killer will pick them up, often through some sort of trick that is designed to gain their sympathy, and take them to another location to commit the crime. Once the person has been killed, the perpetrator will usually take precautions to ensure the body is not found ... until they want it to be. A criminal like this usually takes great pride in what they consider to be their "work" and have a tendency to pay close attention to news stories about their deeds. One of their motivating factors may be just to attempt to stump the law enforcement officers who are trying to solve their…
Throughout this essay, sexual violence is a major theme. Sexual violence has changed over time, however it seems like certain aspects of sexual violence have been passed on and have worsen with time. Sexual violence is a topic that is discuss solely young women through different outlets, such as media, educations, personal relationships, and etc., however if forget that both men and women can be sexual assaulted. Sexual violence is a major issue on both college and universities campuses with young adults who have found their freedom and tend to think about the consequences that are to follow. Even though sexual violence solely focuses on women, society has shaped sexual violence through class and race, rape culture, and consent.…
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My conclusion will reiterate the main points or revisit the key themes that I have discussed in the main part of the essay.…
Some say that this type of criminal behavior goes as far back to a serial killer's past. Others argue that serial killers sometimes do not have a motive for killing people. Many of them have been faced with sexual abuse, physical abuse, drug abuse, or alcoholism. Some parents see the red flags but often ignore these signs. Some of these signs include torturing animals, setting fires, and often wetting the bed. One of America's first serial rapist/killer was Ted Bundy. Alvin Lewis, a Pima County Community College professor who has conducted clinical studies on rapists, gave a general description on the attitude of a rapist. He said they are normally between 20 and 35 years old, insecure, possibly abused as a child and possibly using alcohol or drugs. "Normally they get sexually abused and then go on to do it themselves," Lewis said. He also said rapists are normally not intelligent, ("Students, officials discuss how to prevent rape on campus"). This paper will look at Bundy from Sigmund Freud's ideas.…
Benjamin Mendelsohn conducted a rape study in 1940, where he interviewed victims to obtain information. From that information he concluded that most victims had an “unconscious aptitude for being victimized”. Mendelsohn also created a typology of six types of victims. Only the first type which is called the innocent type doesn’t put the blame on the victim, they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The other five types represent the victim precipitation (which we will discuss later).…
Thesis statement: Serial Murderers are not just murderers but also victims of the rotten hand they were dealt.…