Criminal Justice Friday May 8th 8 00 AM Visions Chapters 7 11 12 14 27 28 Critical Issues Chapters 4 7 21 22 Identity theft the only thing needed is a social security number It is estimated in the US that one in four are victims of identity theft Credit card fraud is the most prevalent o Electronic communication privacy act one could not intercept electronic communications email or phone calls Ineffective in controlling identity theft o Computer fraud and abuse act made it a crime to use a computer to commit a crime or cause damage Ineffective in controlling identity theft Serial killers o Differentiate between a serial killer and a mass murderer Serial killer Characterized by the tendency to kill repeatedly at least three or four victims and often with increasing brutality serial killers stalk their victims one at a time for weeks months or years generally not stopping until they are caught Mass Murderer those who slaughter their victims in one event they tend to target people they know family coworkers often for the sake of revenge using an efficient weapon of mass destruction o What is a stereotype serial killer look like act like The stereotype of a serial killer is that they act as the result of some individual pathology produced by traumatic childhood experiences A nomadic sexual sadist who operates with a strict pattern to victim selection and crime scene behavior o Psychological process of serial killers o Role of pornography with serial killers It should be no surprise that the vast majority of serial killers have a keen interest in pornography particularly sadistic magazines and films Sadism is the source of their pleasure so that is what they do when not on the prowl themselves Preoccupation with pornography is a reflection not the cause of their sexual desires At most porn pornography may reinforce sadistic impulses but it cannot create them In the case of serial killers it takes much more than pornography to create such extreme and vicious personality o Role of adoption with serial killers More than a few serial killers including David Berkowitz and Joel Rifkin were raised by adoptive parents In the adopted child syndrome an individual displaces anger for birth parents onto adopted parents as well as other authority figures o Types of serial killers differentiate between organized and disorganized serial killers Organized killers are typically intelligent socially and sexually competent are of high birth order are skilled workers live with a partner are mobile drive late model cars and follow their crimes in the media Usually use restraints on the victim hide or transport the body remove the weapon from the scene molest the victim prior to death and are methodical in their style of killing Disorganized killers are generally unintelligent are socially and sexually inadequate are of low birth order live alone are non mobile drive older cars or no car at all and have minimal interest in the news reports of their crimes Tend to not use restraints leave the body in full view leave the weapon at the scene molest the victim after death and are spontaneous in their manner of killing Terrorism o General definition of it the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government civilian population or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives o How long has it been around terrorism is not a new phenomenon and countries throughout the world have been living with this threat in one way or another for decades Dates as far back as the bible o Single issue terrorist groups have to deal with one particular issue multiple issue terrorist groups have to deal with multiple issues differentiate Single issues within the US they have carried out terroristic acts more frequently animal rights groups ecological extremists antiabortionists right wing hate groups and militant antigovernment militia organizations o Global threats to the United States Global threats to the US include Iraq Libya Syria North Korea and Iran individuals operating on behalf of a group organization or government o The four American perspectives of the types of terrorism 1 International terrorism committed against American interests abroad 2 Domestic terrorism committed by foreigners 3 Domestic terrorism committed by US citizens 4 International terrorism not directly related to US interests o Although terrorism has been around for a while the contemporary terrorism is more potent and destructive o The evolution of terrorism that occurred during the late 20th century to the present time o National internal domestic indigenous is violence confined primarily to a single country or specific geographical area o Domestic involves groups or individuals who are based and operate entirely within the US or its territories without foreign direction and whose acts are directed at elements of the US government or population include right wing KKK left wing latent communist groups and single issue revolution destroy the government o International terrorism violence involving two or more countries with international repercussions it may involve state sponsored terrorists against foreign countries or against foreign assets located in the terrorist s home state may also involve non state sponsored terrorists striking at foreign nationals or foreign assets in the terrorist s own country or other nations three primary sources o State sponsored terrorists o Autonomous terrorist organizations o Loosely affiliated extremists including lone terrorists o Trans National involves individuals who are not concerned with their own political goals or national identity but to destroy any democratic government first evolved in the late 1970s and was responsible for a large portion of extremist attacks in the 1980s and is one of the few modes of terrorism that has declined o 6 basic tactics used by modern terrorists o Private sectors response to the War on Terror Weapons of Mass Destruction o Infrastructure Cyber terror o Nuclear mostly used in state supported terrorist incidents The sales of nuclear materials on the black market have increased chances of terrorist groups obtaining nuclear devices o Biological organisms or toxins developed from living organisms that can be used against people animals or crops Greatest threat is the contamination of food or water o Chemical poison that kills or incapacitates on contact with the skin Only in the past decade the threat has been linked to