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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Serial killers"”.
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Female vs. male serial killers: an analysis of characteristic traits and typologies
… the various differences between female and male serial killers. The central research question considers whether males and females compare as to major characteristic traits and typologies of serial murder? To explore possible differences, a content analysis was conducted. The major characteristic …
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Differences in Characteristics of Criminal Behavior Between Solo and Team Serial Killers
<p>Criminal Profiling and classification of serial killers has been an expanding area of research for decades. Recent research has called into question the accuracy and utility of these systems, and calls for further research and development. This study aims to use the Serial Killer Database (SKDB) …
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Psychopathy and Gender of Serial Killers: A Comparison Using the PCL-R.
<p>Psychopathy and serial murder are 2 of society's most devastating and least understood tribulations. Even less is comprehended with regards to the differences in the way these ills are expressed between the genders. In this study, psychopathic personality traits are considered in a sample …
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The social construction of serial killers: Paul Bernardo as a case study (Ontario).
… media and five respondents socially constructed serial killer Paul Bernardo. Scholarly works from British cultural studies and select works from the social constructionist school were used in the analysis of the construction of Paul Bernardo. Specifically, Hall's (1980b) model of reading …
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Pre- and post-offence behaviours of healthcare serial killers as a confidence game
… literature, while plentiful on the topic of serial homicide in general, does not adequately examine the phenomena of healthcare professionals who serially murder their patients. Using a sample of 58 healthcare serial killers located within North America, South America and Europe between the …
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Serial killers in popular media: A content analysis of sensationalism and support for capital punishment
<p>Serial murder has been a popular media phenomenon across the United States since the 1980s, and media representations of serial killers may significantly influence public opinion as well as impact capital punishment policies. This content analysis examined the portrayal of one dozen different …
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How to Create Monsters? A preliminary examination approach to the role of the social environment in relation to the origin of South African serial killers
The phenomenon of serial killers is a fascinating topic for readers, as well as for researchers. This dissertation is going to expand the steadily growing stock of literature regarding the origin of serial killers, but with a focus on the social environment. As the social environment differs from …
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Serial Killing Myths Versus Reality: A Content Analysis Of Serial Killer Flicks Made Between 1980 and 2001
Public perceptions about serial homicide are more mythical than fact. Myths about serial homicide are perpetuated through several sources, especially the entertainment media which is a dominant and influential mythmaker. The number of films depicting serial killers and serial killing themes has …
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Carrying the burden: a study on the reported experiences and the lifelong impact of growing up with a serial killer parent
… explores the experiences of the offspring of serial killers and how they were impacted by their parent's crimes. The study employed a thematic analysis of six subjects who wrote biographies detailing their experiences with a serial killer parent or guardian. The children’s accounts revealed …
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Caught in the mirror: Fictional representations of "cyborgs" and "serials" in postmodern American technoculture.
… genderless, cyborg subjectivity. "Cyborgs" and "serials" are figures of social and fictional "reality," that, together, reflect the normalizing, hierarchical, and psychologically traumatic aspects of operational Harawayan cyborgology. Chapter 1 explores the practical limits of the hybridity and …
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"A Self-Observing World of Observers": The American Serial Killer in Cormac McCarthy's Child of God and Contemporary True Crime Narratives
… true and fictionalized crime narratives is the serial killer; a criminal overwhelmingly male, overwhelmingly white, and understood by cultural scholars like Mark Seltzer and David Schmid as distinctly American. This thesis offers a concerted look at one such figure: Lester Ballard, the …
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A Deconstruction of Dexter: An Analysis of Noble Cause Corruption Within a Crime Drama
… true self. Outside of the crime lab Dexter is a serial killer self admitted monster who kills serial killers he is able to track down through his job. Although Dexter does kill he is not an "average" serial killer, killing only the people he fit a "moral code" taught to him by his father. </p> …
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An investigation into the potential romantic appeal of convicted killers
It is not uncommon for convicted killers to receive letters and visits from women hoping to win their affection. This behavior is puzzling, as evolutionary theory would posit that attraction to murderers runs counter to people's survival instincts. To date, however, no research has been conducted …