Question 1

The fact that Japan has no diagnosed antisocial personality disorders is a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) their proper translation from the English version of the DSM-IV to Japanese language remains controversial 
B) wa & giri 
C) community solidarity 
D) Such persons are considered to be insane under Japanese psychiatry diagnosis.

Question 2

Jack the Ripper particularly enjoyed targeting _____.

Accepted Answer

A) children 
B) elderly 
C) rich women 
D) prostitutes

Question 3

A man of low self-esteem, this offender killed children and young women in and around train stations.A paraphilic killer with a history of scoptophilia and pedophilia, he routinely stabbed out the eyes of his victims to avoid their stare and frequently practiced anthropophagy.

Accepted Answer

A) Jeffery Dahmer 
B) Andrei Chikatilo 
C) Charles Albright 
D) Douglas Clark

Question 4

Few nations appear to have a problem of certain offenders being defined as "superkillers", meaning offenders who claim outrageous victim counts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Aki found that crime in Japan is deterred more by _____ and ______ than legal punishments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Aki found that crime in Japan is...

Question 6

It is of particular interest to German profilers that Joachim Georg Kroll, the Laundry Room Killer, ______.

Accepted Answer

A) had a low IQ 
B) killed babies left unattended 
C) was unemployed but with an extremely high IQ 
D) wore underwear stolen from men and women he had killed

Question 7

South Africa has a murder rate over _______ times that of the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of South Africa has a murder rate over...

Question 8

This offender was raised in a very physically and sexually abusive home where he witnessed his alcoholic father raping his mother and sisters.He also engaged in sexually abusing his sisters and eventually ran away from home.He used hammers, knives, and scissors to kill both young girls and women.Eventually he was apprehended and sent to the guillotine.

Accepted Answer

A) Donald Harvey 
B) Orville Majors 
C) Michael Swango 
D) Peter Kurten

Question 9

An examination of German serial killers by the German police found that:

Accepted Answer

A) Homicide from robberies was as frequent as homicide with sexual motivations. 
B) More of the killers were likely to have deep childhood trauma when compared to U.S.serial killers. 
C) About 70 percent of all homicides involving robberies and homicides were committed by serial murderers. 
D) More of the European killers targeted the affluent.

Question 10

Aki notes that the 95 percent homogeneity of Japan fosters a sense of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) honor 
B) competition 
C) despair 
D) individualism

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of the Gorby study?

Accepted Answer

A) South American, Central American and Middle Eastern countries combined accounted for the largest percentage of serial killers in his data analysis. 
B) Since 1900 the percentage of European cases has declined steadily while just the opposite is occurring in non-European countries. 
C) There were fewer female serial killers in the Gorby study than in the Hickey study. 
D) Compared to the Hickey study, there were far fewer cases of serial murder in the Gorby study where offenders had an accomplice.

Question 12

When examining serial murder globally, U.S.profiles of serial murder cannot be applied cross-culturally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the explanations given by Messner and Rosenfeld for the higher rates of homicide in the United States compared to that of Japan's?

Accepted Answer

A) conspicuous consumption of material goods 
B) a profound sense of individualism 
C) undermining of respect for cultural and social support 
D) rates of alcohol consumption are much lower in Japan

Question 14

Japanese male offenders were more likely than their American male counterparts to murder using this method:

Accepted Answer

A) guns 
B) poisons 
C) stabbing 
D) strangulation

Question 15

Where was the VICLAS system developed?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) England 
C) Canada 
D) South Africa

Question 16

German serial killer Gerhard Schroeder sought out prostitutes to kill because _____.

Accepted Answer

A) they were attractive 
B) he was a lust killer 
C) they were easy targets 
D) he thought they had money

Question 17

Few serial killers are found to be insane in the eyes of the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of Raj's types of mutilation?

Accepted Answer

A) defensive 
B) offensive 
C) aggressive 
D) torture

Exam 11: Serial Murder From a Global Perspective

The fact that Japan has no diagnosed antisocial personality disorders is a result of:

Jack the Ripper particularly enjoyed targeting _____.

A man of low self-esteem, this offender killed children and young women in and around train stations.A paraphilic killer with a history of scoptophilia and pedophilia, he routinely stabbed out the eyes of his victims to avoid their stare and frequently practiced anthropophagy.

Few nations appear to have a problem of certain offenders being defined as "superkillers", meaning offenders who claim outrageous victim counts.

Aki found that crime in Japan is deterred more by _ and __ than legal punishments.

It is of particular interest to German profilers that Joachim Georg Kroll, the Laundry Room Killer, ______.

South Africa has a murder rate over _______ times that of the United States.

An examination of German serial killers by the German police found that:

Aki notes that the 95 percent homogeneity of Japan fosters a sense of _____.

Which of the following statements is true of the Gorby study?

When examining serial murder globally, U.S.profiles of serial murder cannot be applied cross-culturally.

Which of the following is not one of the explanations given by Messner and Rosenfeld for the higher rates of homicide in the United States compared to that of Japan's?

Japanese male offenders were more likely than their American male counterparts to murder using this method:

Where was the VICLAS system developed?

German serial killer Gerhard Schroeder sought out prostitutes to kill because _____.

Few serial killers are found to be insane in the eyes of the law.

Which of the following is NOT one of Raj's types of mutilation?