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Serial Murderers
and
Their Victims
SEVENTH EDITION
Eric W. Hickey
California School of Forensic Studies
Alliant International University
Prepared by
Amy Hembree
Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
, Hickey/Serial Murderers and Their Victims, 7th Edition
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Cultural Development of Monsters, Demons, and Evil
3. Psychopathology and Biogenics of Serial Murderers
4. Social Construction of Serial Murder
5. Sexual Predators, Criminal Paraphilia, and Murder
6. Healthcare Killers
7. The Male Serial Murderer
8. Team Killers
9. The Female Serial Murderer
10. Victims of Serial Murder
11. Serial Murder: A Global Perspective
12. Responding to Serial Murderers
, CHAPTER 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the confounding myths of serial murder is that they are all, by definition
_____.
a. violent.
b. committed by killers who report prior criminality and incarcerations.
c. cases of sane individuals who commit atrocities on society.
d. sexual.
ANS: D REF: 2
2. Stereotypes of serial murderers that have formed in the minds of American society
include:
a. the murderer is ruthless.
b. the murderer is blood-thirsty.
c. the murderer lives a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence.
d. all of the above
ANS: D REF: 3
3. In his novel, American Psycho, Ellis did NOT explore which of the following?
a. psychopathy
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. narcissism
d. sadism
ANS: B REF: 5
4. Which of the following offenders has been identified as a serial killer?
a. Richard Speck
b. James Huberty
c. Charles Whitman
d. Jerry Brudos
ANS: D REF: 5
5. Which of the following is NOT a myth surrounding serial killers?
a. One in five U.S. serial killers is black.
b. They are all male.
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Serial Murderers
and
Their Victims
SEVENTH EDITION
Eric W. Hickey
California School of Forensic Studies
Alliant International University
Prepared by
Amy Hembree
Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
, Hickey/Serial Murderers and Their Victims, 7th Edition
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Cultural Development of Monsters, Demons, and Evil
3. Psychopathology and Biogenics of Serial Murderers
4. Social Construction of Serial Murder
5. Sexual Predators, Criminal Paraphilia, and Murder
6. Healthcare Killers
7. The Male Serial Murderer
8. Team Killers
9. The Female Serial Murderer
10. Victims of Serial Murder
11. Serial Murder: A Global Perspective
12. Responding to Serial Murderers
, CHAPTER 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the confounding myths of serial murder is that they are all, by definition
_____.
a. violent.
b. committed by killers who report prior criminality and incarcerations.
c. cases of sane individuals who commit atrocities on society.
d. sexual.
ANS: D REF: 2
2. Stereotypes of serial murderers that have formed in the minds of American society
include:
a. the murderer is ruthless.
b. the murderer is blood-thirsty.
c. the murderer lives a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence.
d. all of the above
ANS: D REF: 3
3. In his novel, American Psycho, Ellis did NOT explore which of the following?
a. psychopathy
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. narcissism
d. sadism
ANS: B REF: 5
4. Which of the following offenders has been identified as a serial killer?
a. Richard Speck
b. James Huberty
c. Charles Whitman
d. Jerry Brudos
ANS: D REF: 5
5. Which of the following is NOT a myth surrounding serial killers?
a. One in five U.S. serial killers is black.
b. They are all male.
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