Richard Kuklinski's Nure Theory

Richard Kuklinski was a notorious serial killer, self-proclaiming that he killed anywhere between 100-200 people. He seems to have no remorse or regret for his actions. There can be several theories of crime causation connected to why Kuklinski behaved in this way, including the behavior theory, behavior modeling, and the nurture theory. Behavior theory states that all human behavior is learned through a social process. Kuklinski grew up in a home that often contained instances of violence; for example, Kuklinski father used to beat him, his siblings, and his mother. After being around this for the most formidable years of his life, one can understand how Kuklinski learned this behavior from his father. Any time Kuklinski did something his father did not like, he would receive some sort of punishment, physical or otherwise, and this is how Kuklinski became socially condition. He learned that if you did something wrong, you were going to have to pay for it. As Kuklinski grew into a teenager, one can view the process of the ways Kuklinski began to model his father’s
One could argue this is true for Kuklinski. He dropped out of school in eighth grade. Yet with the help of a mentor, Kuklinski became adept in specific fields of science, such as the use of cyanide and different aspects of anatomy. Kuklinski’s knowledge of the use of cyanide is a direct connection to his environment. At the time he was taught to use cyanide, he had become involved in many killings already, and his teacher was also a murderer. Had Kuklinski never been in the same environment with this man, it’s arguable that he would have never gained the knowledge of cyanide. One can argue that Kuklinski learned about anatomy by committing murder. He committed murders in many different ways, and his knowledge of the way the human body functions is essentially in helping him do