Reflection/Opinion………………...…………………………………………………………pp4 9. References……………………………………………………………………………………pp5 Abstract This KGA is about Ted Bundy who was a serial killer who targeted young ladies. Mostly because he was bad with women, had jealousy and mental issues but there were other reasons. I will show how he started committing crimes and what happen to him. Background Research on Criminology Criminology is the scientific study of crime its causes and how to resolve it.
Grand Canyon JUS 110 MOD 6 DQ 1 How does the motivation of a serial killer differ from that of a terrorist? Grand Canyon JUS 110 MOD 6 DQ 2 Should different types of rape receive different punishments? For example, should someone who rapes a stranger be punished differently or more severely than someone who is convicted of raping a spouse or convicted of date rape? Why or why not? Grand Canyon JUS 110 MOD 7 DQ 1 Can social structure theories be used to explain white-collar crimes?
However subcultural theorists developed this idea claiming that people experiencing strain seek different forms of success. More specifically Cloward and Ohlin put forward the idea of the 'illegitimate opportunity structure’, which they used to explain subcultural crime. This structure was operable outside of the mainstream structure and ultimately lead to the attainment of success and money through deviant means. For example, Cloward and Ohlin argued that organized crimes such as the drugs trade could be explained by failures in mainstream capitalism. Cloward and Ohlin argue, that the majority of criminals involved in the drugs trade were unable to succeed within capitalism and were driven to an illegitimate means of obtaining wealth.
These can be cases involving the government that affect our society. A good example of this type of victimization is when “an elected official takes pleasure trips and write them off as business expenses”, this elected official is cheating the public (J., R. 2006). Mutual victimization is when two people are engage and the crime has multiple perpetrators, one criminal victimizes the other. An example of this type of victimization could be members of a gang turning on one another and one turns up dead. The final category mentioned in the text is called no victimization, which occurs when it is difficult to determine if a person has been victimized while being in a compromised situation.
Horror Films and Society as Mirrors Since the beginning of time, violent crimes have been committed. From crimes of jealously, insanity, revenge, and even crimes of passion, criminals have always found a motive to validate their reason to hurt or kill. These crimes have dated back before the idea of movies, much less horror movies, was thought about. If this is the case, why would one believe that the violence in horror films is influential to society? Although horror movies can be psychotic, gory, and may sometimes give creative ideas to criminals; criminals committed heinous crimes before the television was even invented.
General Strain Theory Can were on lives or the lack of money cause someone to commit a crime? Or can the stress of losing someone trigger so many emotions that it will cause someone to kill in revenge? According to the General Strain Theory this may be the case. Criminology today an integrative introduction defines Strain as the pressure that individuals feel to reach socially determined goals (Schmalleger, 2012, p.157). General Strain Theory is considered to be a social structure theory which looks at the formal and informal economic and social arrangements (or structure) of society as the root causes of crime and deviance (Schmalleger, 2012, p.151).
2. What motivated Charles Manson and Jeffrey dahmer to commit sadistic crimes? What motivated Charles Manson and Jeffrey dahmer was testosterone levels and age crime relationship. It was more about control with Charles Manson. This falls into trait theories and from being able to control how their victims die and when they died.
What is an example of social disorganization that created opportunistic atmospheres for organized crime? What is a political machine? How does corruption affect the role of politics and business, as it relates to organized crime? What is a specific instance in which corruption was evident? What is an example of a drug syndicate?
Question 15: Did your husband have any problems with anybody? Info wanted: I want to know if this was an actual robbery or a planed murder because the suspects already had the money and they still shot and killed the owner. The robbery could simply have been a robbery gone bad or it could have been a murder with robbery as a cover. Question 16: Do you know who could have been involved in something like
c) Why they do what they do? ii) What causes a serial killer’s behavior? d) Famous Cases. iii) 3 famous cases involving female serial killers. 3) What makes them different?