Exam 15: B: Homicidal Offenders

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-Hedonistic serial murderers are characterized by self-gratification.         
-The lust serial murderer: motivated by sexual gratification and becomes stimulated by the process of killing
-The thrill murderer: motivated by the excitement associated with seeing their victim experience terror or pain
-The comfort serial murderer: motivated by material or financial gain

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-Reactive (a.k.a.Affective): a homicide that is impulsive,unplanned,immediate,driven by negative emotions,and occurring in response to some perceived provocation
-Instrumental (a.k.a.Predatory): a homicide that is proactive,premeditated,calculated,motivated by some goal (e.g.,to obtain money,power,control,etc.)

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-Males tend to have a prior criminal record,whereas females do not.
-Females are more likely than males to have an accomplice.
-Males are more likely to use a firearm or strangle their victims,whereas females are more likely to use poison.
-Males are more likely to kill for sexual gratification or control,whereas females are more likely to murder for money.
-Males are more likely to kill strangers,whereas females are more likely to kill family members.
-Males are more geographically mobile,whereas females tend to be more place-specific.