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12 08 2014 Media Sensation people love hearing the stories Refer to events incorrectly the media does not use reliable data Davis Chapter 11 Mass and Spree Murders lots of opinions How Common Distinctions between Typologies Court Treatment Davis K 2008 Chapter 11 Mass and Spree Murders Official Data on Multiple Murders o Difficult to determine o Varied little o Less than 1 of all homicides even in the peak years not that frequent o 1995 was the highest o Country Differences US has higher rates 85 per year Australia is one incident per year o Demographic Characteristics of Mass Murderers white males average 29 years old 69 used fire arms less than 3 of that were assault riffles majority killed family members or acquaintances o Overrepresentation in Media only 27 occur in really public areas Especially overrepresented if it occurred in a public location and used assault rifles Definition of Mass Murder Disagreement of how many people have to be killed for it to be Levin and Fox 1996 defined it as 4 or more victims the FBI goes mass murder by this Typical Definition 3 or more victims Commonly Think Of school shootings going postal postal workers are more likely to commit work place restaurant shootings Domestic Situations are where they are most likely to occur inside the home Typologies of Mass Murders Murderers Typologies Family Annihilators Pseudo Commandos and Set and Run Killers the ones we usually talk about Disgruntled Employees Disgruntled Citizens and Psychotic Mass Murders the other ones that are added Some fit more than one Family Annihilators kill their entire family and often themselves in one incident Usually the patriarch of the family depressed mental illness or alcohol dependency Pseudo Commandos mass murders who are obsessed with weapons and have an ample supply They carefully select a public place and commit suicide or suicide by cop Set and Run Killers they use methods such as bombings or poisoning to kill their victims which allows for their escape Disciple having other people do their crimes for them kill because their leader is instructing them to do it they are given exact instructions Disgruntled Employee has become more recent over time unhappy with their situation or mistreatment and want to retaliate usually don t kill certain victims just the first people they see angry at the world and politics kill innocent people to get attention for this cause Disgruntled Citizen Psychotic Mass Murders break with reality hear voices have had a Revenge used as a way to get even with someone by hurting them Loyalty the mom who drowns her children in the lake protect them run in with the law show power from the harsh world Profit and Terror a lot less frequent motivated by profit or fear Definition of Spree killer Spree killing kill multiple people at different locations no time to cool off Number of Victims 3 or more victims Number of Locations must include multiple victims Motivation thrill of killing individuals excitement of getting away Cooling Off Period 24 hours from law enforcement triggering event could be minor event revenge Victims anybody that comes across their path family members Identity females don t commit these crimes if they do they have a male partner identity is known after the first incident Court Proceedings usually don t happen because offender is dead Serious take these very seriously Evaluate competency court psychology people hard to get Youth more lenient Sentencing typically death or multiple life sentences no parole Court Treatment Fox and Levin Multiple Homicide 12 08 2014 single perpetrators or more 4 or more victims Forms Vary depending on if they are a serial killer or mass murderer Once over short period mass murder Over extended period serial killing Research Qualitative Limited research on how these people think many bodies are never found Not easy to generalize results Serial vs Mass Mass Murder Little Research because they are shot by police or commit suicide no push to study them because they re not an interest in the media Victim Perpetrator if still alive wants to be known for their awesome crime Time Supplemental Homicide Reports mass murders claim two times more victims than serial killers Prevalence more common in small towns rare for heated arguments to develop into mass murder Patterns white males are offenders Victims white under 20 female Indiscriminate Random Massacres acute outbursts of unrestrained violence could have a mental illness running a muck really uncommon Factors Penamoks young ambitious poorly educated self esteem has just been challenged quite withdrawn they run a muck Revenge clear cut motives clear what the victims represent or what they have done more likely planned methodical less likely a result of a mental illness much more common Types Predisposers Frustration and Externalization of Blame frustrating childhood long term childhood illness child abuse then frustration is turned outward because they believe others are to blame for their awful life Precipitants Sudden Loss triggering event they view it as catastrophic and experience a diminished ability to cope unemployment is often the trigger Facilitators anything that allows the behavior to occur people copy what previous shooters have done and media allows this to happen being a hunter isolation from support system Serial Murder 4 or more victims 1 or more perpetrators Time days weeks months years Profile Linkage Blindness what makes it difficult to apprehend these perpetrators jurisdictions don t collaborate well with each other so it s hard to connect these killings Ordinary People not super good looking or really intelligent Trait Skillful in Presenting themselves as normal and not dangerous Demographics white late 20s to 30s males Location work around their house or work Victim Strangers o Males selected strangers who fulfill sexual fantasy of control o Females select someone they know and are nurses and like to feel depended on Power and Control the media o Publicity they find it an added plus to scare people through o Weapon Type knives straggling typically not firearms because they want to be an active part in the suffering o Sexual Sadist o Fantasies have scripts that are elaborate and well thought out strive to make the real life act as close to fantasy as possible o Memorabilia take something with them to remind them then they can remember the act State of Mind o Mental Illness most don t have a mental illness they know what s right and


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