JUS 394 Lecture 1: Serial Killers & Mass Murders Notes (all).docx
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Why study this: it actually happens, law enforcement, law, corrections. Psychology, sociology, coroner all are impacted on this subject: we are all responsible for public safety, we may be impacted or hunted. Course objectives: the killers: who, what, when, why, how, where, the victims: who, what, when, where, why, how not to be a victim, the investigators, trials and punishments, impact on society, society"s impact on phenomenon. Mass killers: pat postal sherril 14, eric harris, dylan klebold 13 and themselves (columbine killers, andrew golden (11), mitchell johnson (13)- 5. 1: seung hui cho 32 plus himself, 17 wounded (columbine, timothy mcveigh- 168 (bomber) Perspectives: psychological, sociological, forensic, pragmatic (practical, existential (morals) Significant time lapse between events: mass murder ( spree ) Actual total: could not be right because of missing persons, unknown bodies: 614 killers in us since 1990, 533 units of killers due to partners, 3700 victims since 1990, jack levin says about 200 victims a year.
