Criminology/Criminal Justice

Instructions

Instructions for this Assignment

For this assignment, you will create a minimum 5-page research paper profiling the serial killer you chose in module 2.

Paper Requirements

Your profile should include the following:

Title Page

Must be APA and directly following the title page include the following:

• Your selected serial killer’s name and nickname if he or she had one.
• A picture of your selected person.

Body

• Where was your serial killer born and raised?
• What was your killer’s childhood like? Many serial killers experienced physical, mental, and/or sexual abuse growing up.
• Did your person have a criminal background before they started their killing? If so, what did he/she do?
• How many victims did your person murder? How many was he/she convicted of killing?
• Did the victims have something in common or fit a certain “type” (i.e. women, prostitutes, children, men, racial or ethnic background).
• Did the killer do some type of ritual before, during, or after a murder? Did he/she take a “souvenir” from the victim or crime scene?
• What was the person’s life like when they were not killing? Did he/she have a spouse and/or family? What kind of job(s) did he/she hold?
• Describe the investigation including the various techniques employed by investigators.
• How was he/she caught?
• Did he/she confess? If so, did he/she give an explanation for their motivation to kill?
• What was his/her sentence?

Submission Format

This paper should be double spaced, size 12 pt, Times New Roman font, and 1-inch margins.  There is a minimum 5-page requirement. If you answer all of the above questions, you will have no problem reaching the minimum. Many of you will have over 5 pages.  You must include a title page and a reference page which do not count toward the 5-page minimum.  You must use APA formatting, 6th edition, and make sure to cite your sources properly. You must include a minimum of 3 references.

File Submissions: Please submit your files as a DOCX. or PDF file

Assessment

The paper is worth 100 points. Please refer to the final assignment grading rubric for grading standards. I will be concentrating on your discussion of which theory or theories you think your serial killer best represented and why. Your paper will be checked using the Turnitin plagiarism tool.