The Future of Psychological Profiling CJ430-01: Psychological Profiling Professor William Formby Kaplan University May 18‚ 2012 The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of psychological profiling as an investigative tool for the future. The paper will try to focus on what happens if profiles are developed that have not accurately portrayed the apprehended. Additionally this paper will be reviewing the Baton Rouge Serial Killer and The Unabomer cases in order to answer additional
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ebscohost.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ehost/detail?vid=13&hid=101&sid=f119e711-0519-40c8-8488202387b978bb%40sessionmgr 3&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPXVybCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmU%3d#db=pdh&AN=law-10-3-293 Dobson‚ J. (1995) Life on the Edge - Fatal Addiction Ted Bundy’s Final Interview Word Publishing‚ Nashville‚ Tennessee. Retrieved October 29‚ 2008 fromhttp://www.pureintimacy.org/gr/intimacy/understanding/a0000082.cfm Fickling‚ D. (2002) Racially Motivated Crime and Punishment‚ Retrieved November 5 2008 from
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Dennis Nilson stated "a mind can be evil without being abnormal". If this is the case‚ then what makes a serial killer tick? The definition of a serial killer is; a series of two or more murders committed as separate events usually‚ but not always‚ by one offender standing alone. (Brookes‚ 1988) Over the years‚ many murderers have been given this term. From the early days of Jack the Ripper‚ to the most recently publicized case of "the sniper"‚ all have different motives and reasons to the crimes
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Perhaps the most interesting personality we encounter in the movie M is that of the serial killer Hans Beckert. It’s not uncommon to be fascinated by a mind that works in ways so unknown to the average person. One is compelled to wonder: What drives them to kill another human being? What goes on in their head? This fascination is driven further by the apparent presence of two distinct personalities in Hans. This split was formerly known as multiple personality disorder‚ but is now called dissociative
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In the 1960’s many things were going on. Although Charles Manson and his cult were committing crimes before the 60’s‚ this is when the most infamous murder occurred. Manson’s cult‚ The Family‚ murdered actress Sharon Tate‚ who was nearly nine months pregnant‚ and her four friends. Though‚ Manson wasn’t personally there when the crime happened‚ he sent them to do it. He even told them to make it as gruesome as possible. They stabbed each victim multiple times and wrote sayings on the wall in their
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Imagine attempting to expose a highly cautious serial killer who could be anyone living anywhere in the country. In Agatha Christie’s ABC Murders‚ Hercule Poirot has this exact task placed upon him. A murderer‚ who only kills in alphabetical order‚ is on the loose‚ and Poirot‚ along with his partner and the police squad‚ is charged with the case. After a few consecutive murders‚ clues began to be found as to who “ABC” actually is. A surprising plot twist occurs at the end which has the reader questioning
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The Devil in the White City is a nonfiction book that brings to life the building of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. The book talks about a serial killer named H.H Holmes who wins people over with his charm. He is very persuasive and kills people for their life insurance money. Throughout the whole book people come from all over the world to see the World’s Fair in Chicago‚ and Holmes uses this to his advantage. Daniel Burnham is the head architect in charge of building the entire fair. Throughout
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Countess Elizabeth Bathory was an infamous serial killer from Transylvania. Driven by a desire for eternal youth‚ she turned vampirialistic. She would drink the blood of young girls and enjoyed torturing them before their deaths. What made her this way? Let’s investigate. Before we can understand Elizabeth Bathory‚ we have to understand the basic profile of a serial killer. Oftentimes‚ serial killer exhibit traits in childhood. The Macdonald Triad is three of the most common traits shared
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The Cecil Hotel‚ located in downtown Los Angeles near skid row‚ opened in 1924. The original hotel owner‚ William Banks Hanner‚ was looking for an upscale art-Deco hotel for its time with stained glass windows‚ potted palm trees‚ and alabaster Greek statues. The Great Depression suddenly set in and Hanner was unable to complete the entirety of the fifteen floored hotel in five years. The hotel once sat on Main Street and that quickly declined to Skid Row which was home to many of the homeless people
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Grave Robbing “Even in prosperous times the living robbed the dead.” This statement by Jocelyn Murray in A Tale Of Ancient Egypt serves as a direct reference to the tomb looting in Ancient Egypt‚ and displays the irony that the living robbed the dead’s possessions and even their bodies‚ and attempted to justify it. The two main motives for grave robbing were body snatching and grave looting. Grave robbing‚ although a travesty and an immoral violation of human rights‚ did however‚ help to further
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