Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives

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Great and informative book written by the first profilers in the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI a research grant given by the DOJ for study of serial killers. Great for Psychology majors

This book was kind of boring in places but then again it's not supposed to necessarily be entertaining. I ordered it after seeing the authors on tv several times where they were interviewing serial killers and talking about profiling. I believe one of them actually invented the entire idea of profiling and he used his profiling techniques to catch that 'Gacy the clown' guy who buried 30 kids in his basement.This book is very informative and gives insights into the minds of the homicidal psychopaths. It's interesting to see how looking at a crime scene tells so much about the offender. It's like the killers are expressing their horrible natures in symbolic, ritualistic ways.If I understand the authors' conclusions correctly sexual psychopaths gets completely consumed by their horrible fantasies to the point where they become more or less disfunctional. (That's assuming they ever were functional.) In their fantasy world the killer has complete control and domination over everyone else which is what they crave. At some point they start to project these dark fantasies into the real world.There's also an interesting section about the affects of a murder on the families. Not surprisingly these affects are all negative and can be severe:"I can't have sex with my husband anymore because every time he touches me, I think about what the rapist did to her.""I hate Halloween. My sons body was found in a desert area badly decomposed, a week after he was murdered. Each year when I see the skeletons at Halloween, they remind me of my son and what he must have looked like."In another case the father lost his job (without pension) because he couldn't concentrate anymore and the mother was also out on sick leave from her job.There's also a section on how a female should possibly react if confonted by a potentially violent psychopath.Sexual assault is horrible in its own unique way I guess.I may read some more books about this subject. I would like to find more case studies of what the psychopath did and how the profilers figured out who the killer was based on the evidence.I think subjects related to forensic science are getting very popular nowadays. There's a lot of tv shows coming out which are based on some of the non fiction shows like 'Cold Case Files' and 'Forensic Files'.

"Sexual Homicide - Patterns and Motives by Ressler, Burgess & Douglas is a 234-page text which sets forth group characteristics of sexual murderers and consequential societal responses elicited in/by affected families, victims, legal system, law enforcement, & forensic investigators.Core of the text is based on interrogation of 36 incarcerated sexual killers of 1 or more of 118 victims & critical analysis of these victims by interviews with familes, associates, etc. Study revealed killers were male, 92% white: 80% killed 2 or more victims (82% female) with 73% 15-28 years in age.Attention is given to assess child/adolescent formative events, societal perceptions & pressures which may be motivational to sexual killers who exhibit aberrant thought patterns, deviant behavior, and aggression linked to sexual expressivity.The study discusses FBI Behavioral Science Unit profiling of murderous acts: organized, disorganized or (mixed). And, distinguishes sexual homicide from motivated murders (felony, argumentative, etc.). Discussed is sexual and aggressive motivations in rape and subcategorizes compensatory (fantasy), exploitive/impulsive, displaced (anger/rage) and sadistic fantasies of rapists.Crime scene and criminal profiling is reviewed noting this "is at the cutting edge of modern law enforcement" and "There is no place for speculation in forensic science." Chapters are devoted to police artist composite drawing and victim's family response to trauma (excellent).Discussion is given of VICAP & establishment of NCAVC in 1984 as a joint project of DOJ & FBI to create Behavioral Sciences Services & 4 programs to analyse, identify and track violent crime & killers. It concludes with VICAP Crime Analysis Report (186 questions).The book is well-organized, factual, and written with illuminative descriptions of the aberrant mind-set and fantasies of sexual murderers including chapter 14 on what to do if you should become a potential victim. The authors are recognized experts and have done admirable service to this work.

This book has so many great details into the psyche of these serial killers. It really interesting in learning on how evil develops from childhood and the importance of nurturing.

This was filled with great information from a series of well-researched papers and the studies directly of criminals. If you're after a factual breakdown of sexual homicide, this is it. Rightfully so, it reads like a textbook so I would rate it 4 or 5 as reference material, but 3 as a general read.

This book arrived quickly & in great condition. This is an awesome book it you want to learn more about the criminal mind & the savage ways of serial killers then this book is one of the best. Written by FBI agents & this gives you an insightful view into the mind of the ultimate predator & the way that FBI agents hunt, find & prosecute these monsters..

Hello, the wait was worth it, I reiterate my thanks!😊 I ‘m satisfied with my book, it will be useful for my criminology studies. 👏👏👏

It is quite a heavy read. I would say that it is mainly aimed at detectives and academics. It contains a lot of useful information on the motives of the killers and is based upon a large research project that interviewed 35 killers in prison. It provides both qualitative and quantitative analyses of their crimes.

Being a fan of great former FBI Agent John E Douglas, I bought this book and I loved it! Great Seller, awesome book!

A fascinating book about fascinating people.

if you are into this genre of book then this is a must. I've numerous books on the psychology of SK's and this does not disappoint. To give an insight into the minds of criminals is fascinating and this book is takes you there

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