Peoplelike us give the sociopath little sympathy because they hurt people so badbut their illness is recognized as somewhat of an explanation of why theydo it. The idea of the disorder is no excuse for their behavior that resultsfrom it. The sociopath is very intelligent and knows how to manipulatepeople into thinking they are normal and that is when they work theirmagic. Beneath the mask of sanity a sociopath is full of tension, hostility,irritability, rage, emptiness and sadness at the core of the sociopathicpersonality. When they hurt a person a sociopath might think he had itcoming or I’m watching out for number 1.
This theory has empirical support. For example Morrison found the underclass are faced with blocked opportunities due to their position in the social structure. Crime is then commuted because of group feelings of resentment and revenge suggesting there is some validity in this theory. Cloward and Ohlin however critical Cohen for failing to recognise different types of crime that emerge out of the legitimate opportunity structure. Cloward and Ohlin's theory differs (as the source states) from Cohen's slightly: They state access to criminal networks shape subculture types.
in Castle T. and Hensley C. 461). Humiliation is described as a "non-reward" situation by Hale , where a reward was previously gained in a situation but is not in a different though similar situation (40). This causes humiliation and frustration to the killer. The frustration builds up and creates a 'distinctive internal stimuli', motivating the individual to avoid other humiliating situations. Hale explains Dollard and Millers theory on how serial killers are just like any other individual who is in need of seeking the approval, love, and acceptance of others (41).
Power/Control Type: This type are not motivated by sexual gratification but for the high of being able to control and have power over their victims. They enjoy watching their victims cower and cringe from fear. There are several motives for serial killers; these are primary motives for serial killers * Anger- they are motivated by either a particular group or society in general * Criminal Enterprise - The kill to gain a higher status or some other reward * Financial Gain – The killing is purely for financial gain, for example killing people to collect on the insurance money * Ideology – killing to promote the believes of individuals or groups * Power Thrill – killing for the sole purpose of feeling powerful * Sexual – Killing for sexual
N’Kia West April 22, 2014 English 1010 Professor Jones The Mind Behind the Crime There are many known serial killers out in this world, and of course, these serial killers are not favorited by people. Many people do not know exactly why they kill, though there are simple reasons, maybe because of their childhood, not getting the love and support that any child should get, or maybe because of a mental disorder. But what makes a serial killer conceive of such malicious acts and with disregards of morality and consequence? What drives someone to such drastic measures to go as far as killing another? Do they do it for pleasure and ease?
She points out that serial killers have a wide range of issues that had lead them to killing. A few examples would be that Ted Bundy blamed the reason he killed was over pornography. As for Jeffrey Dahmer he said something was missing inside of him. Whatever the reason they become killers it should be said that they all had something wrong with them. Meaning that serial killers do not know how to feel sympathy for others, or even how to have relationships.
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that effects the way a person acts, thinks, and sees the world. People with schizophrenia have a different way of looking at life. People with schizophrenia are out of touch with what is really going on in reality. Sometimes they will hear voices that are not really there, or they may talk funny and weird. A lot of the time they feel that someone is after them or that the world is against them in some way or form; they feel that people are at odds with them and they have enemies and have to watch their backs sort of speak.
But Capote's questioning of the relevance and righteousness of small-town values and priorities could be his own angry criticism of the world he himself inhabited: a false meritocracy in which his talents were inadequate unless accompanied by a biting, unrelenting charm. Capote depicts the hypocrisy of Smith and Hickock's trial and execution with similar precision; murder by an individual was illegitimate, but murder by the state was an accepted, even necessary means of satisfying a sense of reckoning and restoring order. Once they had fallen off the generic, automated mechanism of upward mobility toward the American dream, the barriers to re-entry were too high to scale again, and, Capote implies, not interesting to Smith and Hickock. Perry Smith is in many ways the central character of the book. He confesses to killing all four members of the Clutter family, a fact he later denies and then reiterates.
They should be distinguished by motivations because someone could have done something that is considered a crime by law but it actually helped or saved someone’s life. Another reason is because if someone planned out and executed a murder and someone got into a car accident and took a life, the person who thought it out should get dealt with more severely. Yes I feel that hate is a more heinous motivation than revenge. I feel this way because hate crimes are committed for no specific reason aside from the fact that they hate that person because of their race, gender, or religion. Revenge crimes are committed because the individual themselves may have been mistreated and have more of a reason to commit a crime.
Like any psychopath organized, it's him who wants to have the last word and manipulate those around him.” Indeed the principal characteristic of an organized serial killer is to control him self during the crime, to live with a partner (he asked his wife to denounce him so then she could get the reward) and to be able to the dominate the conversation. Whereas a low IQ serial killer is not able to control him self, lives alone, leaves a lot of evidence on the crime scene and doesn’t have any social skills or the strict minimum not enabling him to manipulate people. This information was defined in the early 60’s and was of great help during forensic studies made to determine more precisely the profile of the