CC202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Gary M. Heidnik
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90 african american serial killers active between 1945 and 2004, that"s 21. 8% of the sample. Jenging"s 3 explanations to why black serial killers are less common: language used to describe serial killers i. e. monsters etc. would be considered racist if done for african americans, recently, police pay less attention to crimes done by. African americans due to the often nature of crimes done by them hence, they go undetected (ex. Albert fish-> gets caught killing white kids but no one cares when he was killing niggers: entertaining media like tv shows etc. does not consider. African american actors to be more appealing to mass audiences. Is lack of coverage also racist: media does not want to get too involved into it due to the, they gain less attraction from media/people because afr. risk of being labeled as racists. American criminals are usually street smart and serial killers are portrayed as smart and cunning.
