...Jeffery Dahmer Hannah Bialas CRJ 308: Psychology of Criminal Behavior Instructor: David Ojo October 6, 2014 Introduction Everyone knows that there are many killers out there in the world but some were made famous because of what they did. Jeffery Dahmer is a famous case that really has an interesting story behind it. Behind every killer there is something that made them that way which could include many aspects of one’s life. The Jeffery Dahmer case has many aspects as well as different theories as to what made him the way he was and made him to the things he did. Childhood History Jeffery Dahmer was first born and go little attention from his parents but then another child came along and he did not like getting less attention than he already did. After he was no longer the only child that is when the problems started. “He was born into a loving household and was a happy child till he was six, when his brother was born and he received some minor surgery then he became increasingly insular and lacking in self-confidence” (The Dominion Post, 2007). Soon after the family ended up in Ohio which made Jeffery Dahmer’s life darker because he became less social or more insecure and ended up with no friends because of these issues. He had a hard time making friends because he was into death, taxidermy, and flesh which can make it very difficult to make any type of friends. According to Dahmer he had thoughts of murder and necrophilia around the age 14 which was after his parent’s...
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...------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey Dahmer ------------------------------------------------- AJ 63-Criminal Investigations ------------------------------------------------- Shane Brashear 25 OCT 13 The killing of three or more people, by the same individual, is considered serial killings. The murders are often committed with in days, weeks, months, or years apart. Most serial killers are afraid of being caught, and they take precautions in order to continue killing . Serial killers tend to murder strangers rather than people they know. Their victims normally have something in common such as age, race, educational background, gender, occupation, or facial features. Serial killers normally have an image of the perfect victim, but will sometimes settle for anyone, if he cannot find his preference. Victims who are from broken homes, runaways, prostitutes, and they who suffer from drug and alcohol abuse normally fall prey to serial killers. Serial murders sometimes share common characteristic; however, their approach to killing might differ. According to Fahui Wang, some serial killers are organized and others are disorganized. Some serial killers are very organized, and they plan their attacks with care; they tend to be very selective in choosing their victims, and oftentimes, follow the same patterns when committing a crime. Their crimes are planned in detail, and they involve various ways in which the murders will occur. Some...
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...In the sick minds of those who murder again and again, rape, pain and death are twisted into a passion to kill. Otherwise a “typical” individual, serial killers turn to violence and death in search of power over others, and to explore their fatal addiction to their monstrous thrills. Most of society views serial killers as they are portrayed on television. There’s Dexter, the handsome serial killer who, while leading a normal life, takes it upon himself to rid all of the “bad guys” in the world in order to fulfill his need to kill. Then there’s Freddy Kruger, a disfigured dream stalker who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the waking world as well. Just to name a few others, there's also The Jigsaw Killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Leatherface, Michael Meyers and the infamous Chucky. All of these characters are created to exaggerate something that is not only feared in movie theaters, but in real life as well. But what exactly makes a serial killer? While many of these movies and television programs try and make our minds believe that fiction is reality, there are no such things as ‘dream stalkers’ and talking dolls. A real-life serial killer can be distinguished (not by a scary masks) through the many distinctive patterns in their social and mental behavior, unusual childhood, murder periods, and Modus Operandi; all of which are fashioned in different ways to create a cold blooded murderer. Serial Killers are...
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...Case Brief Sinthasomphone Estate of Sinthasomphone v. City of Milwaukee, 838 F.Supp 1320 (1993) Facts: Konerak Sinthasomphone, a 14-year-old boy, was lured to an apartment by Jeffery Dahmer to take nude photographs for money. Once in the apartment, Dahmer drugged Sinthasomphone so that he could keep him subdued for later torture and execution. Sinthasomphone escaped the apartment while Dahmer was out. He was seen wondering the streets naked and physically hurt. Law enforcement arrived after being summoned by a 911 call. Dahmer arrived soon after. Dahmer claimed to be a friend of Sinthasomphone stating that he had consumed too much alcohol. After evaluating the situation, the police officers determined that Dahmer was telling the truth and assisted...
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...own standards or higher. We as humans find that when we affiliate ourselves with people of this caliper, we will be seen as they are seen by society. It is in human nature to want intimacy; I believe that when a person is motivated by this they have true and very deep feelings for the other person. Most people believe that intimacy is the act of sex. This is not true; intimacy is much more than sex. It is when you can trust another person with all your secrets; you know you have someone to always be there for you, holding hands, and so on. I would have to disagree with Sigmund Freud; I do not believe people are solely motivated by sexuality and aggression. I believe that when humans are motivated by these to concepts, they end up like Jeffery Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and many...
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...Running Head: Psychological Effects on the Abnormal Individual. Necrophilia: And It’s Psychological Effects on the Individual Shamara Mills The College of New Rochelle-Rosa Parks Campus Human Sexuality PSY502 ARDA Research Paper Instructor: Nunez Abstract Necrophilia is a type of paraphilia listed in the DSM 5th edition in which the person has a sexual attraction to corpse. In this study I will examine the psychological effects of this disorder on the abnormal individual. I will take a look into different types of abnormal individuals and their personal behaviors. Some of the abnormal individuals I will discuss in this study are: Serial killers, teens with necrophilia fetishes, men who occupation is working with the dead. I will give insight into their personal thoughts reflecting their actions of the sexual disorder. I will also discuss different forms of clinical treatments associated with the disorder, Necrophilia, a Greek word that means “love of the dead” is one of the rarest of known paraphilia’s, in which a person has sexual contact or attraction with a corpse. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition, necrophilia is listed under sexual disorders that are uncommon. However, despite how disgusting the phenomenon is its practice more often than we like to accept as a society. There are two major forms of necrophilia sexual and nonsexual. A necropile likes to just be in the presence...
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...Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, a notorious serial killer and sex offender in the years of 1978-1991 held an unholy secret in his apartment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He killed seventeen men and violated most of them: rape, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism were involved in these murders. He was only charged with fifteen counts of murder and was sentenced to nine hundred and fifty-seven years in prison. Dahmer was a sick twisted individual he grew up with a pretty normal childhood until an unfortunate surgery that changed his personality, his preteen years were the making of a serial killer, his drinking problem ruined his college and career life, and struggling with his sexual desires mainly with his victims may have been his downfall into...
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...Explore, in depth, one well-known criminal case. You may select your own case, or select from one of the following: Jeffery McDonald, Andrea Yates, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Aileen Wournos, John Wayne Gacy, Philip Markoff (the Craigslist killer), Scott Peterson, Anthony Sowell, or Dennis Rader (BTK strangler). Your case study should focus on the following 1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 2. Must include a title page with the following: a. Title of paper b. Student’s name c. Course name and number d. Instructor’s name e. Date submitted 3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. 4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. 5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. 6. Must use five to eight scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. 7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. a.Summarize the case, including a description of the offense(s), the investigation, and the outcome (such as the trial and sentencing). b.Analyze the psychological history or path that took the criminal to commit his or her crime(s). Describe the psychological, behavioral, environmental, and cognitive factors that you believe led to the offender’s...
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...The Johnson County Library Analysis Connie Hutchens University of the Rockies Author’s Note Connie Hutchens is a graduate student at the University of the Rockies studying Psychology, specializing in Educational Leadership The Johnson County Library Analysis The Johnson County Library, located in Overland Park, Kansas, serves over two million people from their 13 buildings throughout northeast Kansas. “Of the 2,240,411 visitors in 2013 alone, 6,690,893 items were borrowed and 163,264 sources were referenced, along with 935,081 online reference searches. There are 247,000 library card holders out of a district population of 430,999” (Jocolibrary.org, 2015). That’s pretty amazing statistics considering the availability of media at most people’s fingertips. One would think that there wasn’t much need to travel to a library. Apparently though, this community thinks so. The library wasn’t always what it is today. The library started in the 1950s. There was no set building that housed the books and employees. Actually there were no real employees. Community members who loved books and wanted to share that love, ran volunteer libraries out of their homes, out of their places of business such as barbershops, shopping centers, schools, and even a plumbing company. There was even a traveling bookmobile to reach those that could not get to the stationary makeshift libraries. What did it take to go from books tucked away in a plumbing company to the great expanse...
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...C1. Team Goals Our team met through weekly conference calls and on the first meeting set three goals. The team leader kept the team on topic and also set up all of the conference calls for our group throughout the project. Each team member selected a certain job that they would throughout the project. Our team agreed to the following goals: Goal 1: Group selected soft deadlines to complete tasks and submit to the compiler earlier than the actual class deadlines. This goal was set as one week earlier than the official due date of the class. Goal 2: Team will strive to stay in constant contact with team members as needed for support on the project. Goal 3: Team will try to meet at least once a week through conference call; default meeting of every Wednesday evening at 8 pm. These goals were made with a main goal of completing the group project ahead of schedule or on time. Each week the team would discuss any technical issues, questions, and upcoming due dates for section assignments and review. C1a. Achievement of Goals Our team did exceptionally well getting the sections we chose turned into the compiler on time. We were consistently ahead of schedule throughout the project despite several setbacks for many of the group members. Several group members had issues receiving email, opening files for review, and receiving phone messages. I believe that this allowed us to meet goal 2 in relation to support. All team members have been extremely helpful and supportive to each...
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...C. Promotion: i. Goals Goal 1: Help out with the medical technician and the nurse shortage in the United States * Create a reliable and efficient sensor which can be utilized and function well while also keeping records updated * If this keeps the nurse shortage down results become better. These include lower rates of infections to shorter stays in the hospital of office, which ultimately leads to saving money and can help hospitals avoid costly lawsuits Goal 2: Help Physician Offices cut down on overspending * Total spending on medical devices in the late 2000’s was one hundred and fifty billion. Saving 10% without having to buy separate machines to operate what the sensor does savings could equal 15 billion * Be able to save the doctors more money which can be used in different areas possibly including research. Goal 3: Advertise and promote the sensor as much as possible to gain more consumer support * Use General Electric’s grasp on the social media market to be able to promote this new technology that the sensor involves * Create a virtual demo where consumers can watch videos and interact with the sensor in a 3D simulation. Also be able to print out 3D images of the sensor ii: Detailed Description of Promotional Blend Customer Promotion We will have a few promotional strategies for our medical sensor that will be included with advertising and a free trial based service offered to a few doctors in the United States. As a testing stage or trial stage...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH (BPPG) BERNARD A. LARTEY WALDEN UNIVERSITY JULY 14, 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY From the topics of Dynamic Leadership courses the most helpful courses are the contents and assignments of Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, week 5, and week 6 respectively. Week 1 deliberated on the qualities of leaders: Planning, monitoring, controlling, evaluation, performance, policy formulation, decision making, motivation, recruiting, and implementation of decisions. This has helped me to better understand leadership role. Week 2 discussed that leaders and followers must complement each other for a successful business. The two parties combined to balance the mathematical equation of business for profitability and success. This course highlighted the fact in addition to the leadership role must be complimented by good qualities in order to command the following: Intelligence, time consciousness, humility and obedience, skillfulness of communication, competence, motivation, kindness, empathy, fairness, virtue, and mutual respect. These virtues must also reside in the followers. Impact: The leadership role specified in week 1 and the qualities expressed by week 2 have immensely reawakened my consciousness that leaderships is not about academic qualification alone, but demand good character from followers and leaders as well. Besides, I have assimilated good virtues and have since been practicing them, leading by example for my followers to follow. ...
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...Staff Goal & Performance Review Checklist 2015-2016 (due January 29, 2016) To better assist with the dialogue regarding job performance between staff member and supervisor, we are instituting several changes to this revised Staff Goal & Performance Review Checklist (SGPRC) as follows: * Staff members will meet with their supervisor as a department and individually to review the past year’s goals and to set goals for the new fiscal year. Both the supervisor and staff member must agree upon the goals set keeping in mind the department’s objectives as set forth in the Strategic Plan. In order to encourage more communication between staff member and supervisor, this new goal setting procedure and review will allow for more staff input and supervisor feedback and will occur annually at the beginning of the fiscal year. * The annual Staff Goal & Performance Reviews will occur mid- fiscal year in January which will allow the staff member and supervisor the opportunity to assess the status of goal objectives as well as completing the Performance Review checklist. By conducting the annual review earlier, the staff member and supervisor will be able to assess goal and performance achievements and recommend any adjustments or plans of action sooner than under the present review schedule. At the beginning of the next fiscal year, supervisor and staff member will engage in a discussion as a department and/or individually and review the past year’s goals and...
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...Dennis Lynn Radar is classified as a serial killer, he committed murders between 1974 to 1991. He was arrested on February 25, 2005 for the murder of 10 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas, located around Wichita area. He seemed like your average person, he was married and the father of two. He lived a normal life. Dennis were the oldest of his four siblings, also college educated. He married his wife Paula in 1971, worked for ADT Security Services. He also served in the U.S. Air Force. When Dennis were a child it was signs that he had a problem because he used to hang stray cats as a child (biography 2015). Dennis committed his first crime on January 15, 1974. Radar killer four members of the Otero family in their home. The victims were Joseph and Julie Otero and two of their children Josephine and Joseph Jr. They died by strangulation, he also took a watch and radio from their home after killing them. He took things from his victims for souvenirs, it was part of his modus operandi, or pattern behavior. He also left semen at the scene and later said that he derived sexual pleasure from killing. The Otero were found by their 15 year old son that came home later that day and discovered the bodies. Dennis strikes again months later killing Kathryn Bright, he waited in her apartment until she got home. He stabbed and strangled her. He attempted to kill her brother Kevin, he shot him twice, but he survived. By October 1974, Radar sought fame and attention for his crimes. He placed...
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...Jeffrey Dahmer was born May 21st, 1960, the first child for Lionel and Joyce Dahmer, after a difficult pregnancy that had Joyce on various prescription drugs. Jeff and his little brother David were raised in Bath Township, Ohio. Unlike many other killers, Jeffreys parents were not abusive. Joyce had some relatively mild psychological problems, but Lionel tried to be as loving a father as possible, struggling to reach his quiet and isolated son. As a small child, Jeff seemed happy enough, playing with his dog or riding his bike, but was fascinated with death. When Lionel removed some animal bones from under the porch, the remains of small creatures killed by small local predators, Jeff seemed quite pleased by the sound they made dropping back into the bucket. His father dismissed it as childhood curiosity. Jeff was the class clown, known for doing things as ridiculous as faking seizures for laughs. In fact, he was lonely and isolated in school, with few friends. By high school, he was a full-blown alcoholic, drinking before, after, and even during class. When his parents divorced, his father was the one to move out of the house. When Jeff was 18, Joyce took David and left. Jeffrey was alone in the house with little food and a broken refrigerator until his father and his new wife found out about the situation and moved into the house. Trying to help his son, Lionel assisted Jeffrey get into the University of Ohio. But it was already too lateJeff Dahmer made his...
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