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    Serial Killers and the Media Maureen McCollom Kaplan University Deviance and Violence Professor Major March 26‚ 2013 Abstract Serial murders are not just part of the United States they also happen globally. There are many investigative tools that are used when working a serial murder case and we will discuss some of those. We will also discuss the problems with the media when it comes to serial murders. We will also talk about how the criticism of the public and media can affect

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    Q1: If an Ethernet port on router was assigned an IP address of 172.16.112.1/20‚ what is the maximum number of hosts allowed on this subnet? A. 1024 B. 2046 C. 4094 D. 4096 E. 8190 Answer: C Explanation: Given IP address of 172.16.112.1 / 20‚ subnet mask: 255.255.240.0 max. num of hosts =(( 2^12) -2 ) = 4096-2 = 4094 Q2.:An access list was written with the four statements shown in the graphic. Which single access list statement will combine all four of these statements into a single statements that

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    wish‚” Connie said‚ folding her arms. “We’ll talk to with the daughter‚ if we have any questions‚ we’ll contact you. Thank you for your help‚” Detective Johnson said‚ writing down her address and left. SUMMARY OF BOOK 2 The murder of Katherine Lincoln filled the citizens of Jackson Heights‚ with terror. Although the detectives checked every clue‚ they were no closer to finding the killer than they were the

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    Henry Lee Lucas was told by his mother at a very young age that he was evil and would probably spend the rest of his life in prison. Lucas was suspected‚ along with his partner Otis Toole‚ to have committed hundreds of vicious murders. His mother would torture him as a child. She would dress him as a girl‚ putting ribbons in his hair. He was malnourished‚ dirty‚ and smelly; he was an outcast to his peers. His mother would severely abuse him. In fact‚ she once beat him unconscious with a two-by-four

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    Psychological profiling is “a set of techniques used by law enforcement agencies to try to identify perpetrators of a serious crime‚” (“Psychological profiling”‚ 2016‚ para. 1). Psychological profiling is sometimes referred to as criminal or behavioral profiling‚ depending on the preference of the person using the term (Beddows‚ 2015‚ para. 5). Profiling correlates information found at crime scenes with “known behaviours [sic] and personality attributes derived from past crimes of other criminals

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    b) Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21‚ 1960 – November 28‚ 1994) was an American rapist and serial killer; who during 1978 and 1991 raped‚ killed and dismembered 17 boys and young men. In his later murders‚ there was evidence of cannibalism‚ necrophilia and permanent preservation of body parts. He was found sane at his trial‚ and was sentenced with 15 terms of lifetime imprisonment at Columbia Correctional Institution. On 28th November‚ 1994‚ Dahmer was beaten to death by an inmate. [1] c) Jeffrey’s

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    study of bizarre murders indicates a state of extreme and unbearable mental and emotional tension and turmoil preceding the act. Most unnecessary ferocity and sadistic frenzy characterize them. With few exceptions‚ the murderers in such cases seem strikingly calm after the act‚ and quite free of remorse. The violence served as a means of releasing them from tension” (Podolsky). One of the most fascinating types of murders to analyze is serial killings. Fox and Levin state‚ “Serial murder involves a string

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    Biological Explanations of Crime Biological Explanations of Crime Crime Statistics from the Chicago Police Department Biological Explanations of crime Cesare Lombroso William Sheldon Neurological Defects Conclusion Biological Explanations of Crime In society today‚ crime rates are increasing at alarming rates. For decades‚ extensive amounts of research have been collected and analyzed in attempts to find out why people commit crime. In the city of Chicago‚ according

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    FBI on Serial Killers Serial murder is neither a new phenomenon‚ nor is it uniquely American. Dating back to ancient times‚ serial murderers have been chronicled around the world. In 19th century Europe‚ Dr. Richard von Krafft-Ebing conducted some of the first documented research on violent‚ sexual offenders and the crimes they committed. Best known for his 1886 textbook Psychopathia Sexualis‚ Dr. Kraft-Ebing described numerous case studies of sexual homicide‚ serial murder‚ and other areas of sexual

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    Describe two explanations of schizophrenia and evaluate these explanations (9 and 16 marks) Two explanations of schizophrenia are the biological perspective and the psychological perspective. The biological perspective involves genetic factors that influence schizophrenia‚ however the psychological perspective involves environmental factors in which you learn the behaviour of a schizophrenic. The first explanation is the biological perspective‚ it has two subtypes‚ these are biochemical and

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