User:Criminal Profiler wannabe

Info. == '''''I've found of works cited on Serial Killers, Killer typologies, definitions differences between Psychopath/Sociopaths, and criminal profiling- the history, act of, and people of note.'''''''' == More revealing is what has been called a killer's "signature," which has been defined by John Douglas as "a personal detail that is unique to the individual, why he does it: the thing that fulfills him emotionally" (Douglas 1997, p. 26)[http://www.deathreference.com/Py-Se/Serial-Killers.html] "Characteristics of Serial Murder What is serial murder? The British author John Brody first used the term in 1966, and the National Institute of Justice defined serial murder in 1988 as "a series of 2 or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone" (Newton 2000, p. 205). Another perspective is that of Steve Egger, who uses six characteristics in his definition of serial murder: (1) There are a minimum of two murders; (2) the killer and victim are unrelated; (3) the murders have no direct connection to each other and occur at different times; (4) the murders usually occur at different locations; (5) victims may have characteristics in common with earlier or later victims; and (6) the murders are not committed for material gain but for gratification based on fantasies" [http://www.deathreference.com/Py-Se/Serial-Killers.html] ''Inserting personal opinion here, I believe serial murder best describes violence from gangs and etc...'' Statistic of Serial Killers based on that years census-"Seventy-three percent of male offenders were white, 22 percent were African-American, and the remainder were of different ethnic groups. Fox and Levin report that the researcher Grover Godwin's 1999 database of 107 serial killers revealed an average age of thirty. Ninety-five percent were males, 5 percent were females, and 16 percent were African-American." [http://www.deathreference.com/Py-Se/Serial-Killers.html ] ''PERSONAL NOTE: NOT ALL INFO. I'VE OBTAINED COMES FROM ONE SITE, THIS ONE JUST HAS A LOT OF SITED INFO. THAT I WANTED TO START WITH, and this is a list of random info. I've gathered on my search through the sites I've found. Instead of changing a page in wiki, or make my own, I'd rather just have this info. here and reference that for people who want to know where my info. comes from'' '''Organized Vs. Disorganized''' "The organized killer plans the murder, chooses a stranger as a victim, then engages in limited conversation with the relatively personalized victim. The crime scene is not sloppy, but controlled, as is the victim, who suffers aggressive acts before death. The weapon is not present, nor is the victim's body." ..."A few personal qualities of the organized criminal are good intelligence, high birth order status, some social competence, and the use of alcohol with the crime." "The crime scene for a disorganized murderer, on the other hand, is a spontaneous offense with either the victim or the area, or both, known to the perpetrator. There is very little conversation with a depersonalized victim, who suffers sudden violence." ..."The disorganized killer has average intelligence, is socially immature, has lower birth order status, uses alcohol minimally, and is more likely to be psychotic than an organized killer." [http://www.deathreference.com/Py-Se/Serial-Killers.html ] ''Disorganized AND Organized'' "Some killers have qualities of both types, such as Jack the Ripper, who operated in 1888 in Whitechapel, the east end of London. This area of poverty and misery saw the savage assaults of Jack the Ripper on a series of prostitutes. Because his true identity was never officially revealed, John Douglas profiled the killer a century later, and the biographer Phillip Sudgen believes Douglas would have labeled him "disorganized." Yet Sudgen points out that this murderer also had some organized qualities such as the ability to hold a conversation with potential victims and his typical removal of weapons and clues." ''The site in particular which is only the start of my expounding of knowledge gathered from the net, goes on to cite the '''Psychological Phases of a Serial Killer''', which particularly interesting in seeing the rise and fall of the episodes. AND Begins to investigate and hypothesize(citing specific studies, research papers and the noted Experts in the field that supported the theories) '''the GENETIC, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL reasons''' that could potentially create the serial killer model. Since this one posting has consumed a block of my time that now needs to be directed elsewhere, I am only suggesting to check out what is left on the site. I WILL COME BACK AND CONTINUE WITH MY INFO. UPDATES. For now, check out-http://www.deathreference.com/Py-Se/Serial-Killers.html'' - --~~~~Criminal Profiler Wannabe