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Serial Killer: Jeffrey Dahmer

This is the WEEK 1 work that is needed

What interested me about Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer’s case was the methods he used to commit his hideous crimes. Based on my preliminary research, Dahmer was suffering from necrophilia. Necrophilia is a mental disorder where an individual has a sexual attraction to corpses (Bartol & Bartol, 2017). According to Bartol & Bartol (2017), some of the signs and symptoms of necrophilia include the inability to form relations with the living, insensitivity to life tragedies especially those involving life, interest in death, embracing devices or techniques of destruction, interested in mutilating small creatures and socially withdrawn. At very tender age Dahmer exhibited some necrophilia symptoms such as fascination on stories of death, antisocial behavior, was sexually inept, and having sexual intercourse with dead animals.

According to Bartol & Bartol (2017), emotional challenges if left unchecked causes severe mental disorder. According to Bartol & Bartol (2017) mental disorder develops from abnormal behavior and during Dahmer’s adolescent years he had undergone a lot of emotional challenges that left him out of control of his mental state because he did not receive proper parental care. Based on the mental state of Dahmer, he was under emotional pressure, and this made him a psychopath because he was obsessed with the abnormal. At the time when Dahmer was committing all the 16 cases of suicide, he was still experiencing emotional instability, and this made him lose control of his actions. On the question of competence, Dahmer had the ability to make decisions, and yet each time he was compromised by his unstable mental state. Insanity is another issue in the case because Dahmer could not differentiate between reality and fantasy (Andrews & James, 2014). For instance, Dahmer could claim that he had an impulsive behavior and so he could plead not guilty for reason of insanity. Necrophilia is a rare mental disorder, and the issues of insanity, psychopathy, and competence are critical to Dahmer’s case.

References

Andrews, D. & James B. (2014). The Psychology of Criminal Conduct. Cincinnati: Anderson.

Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2017). Criminal behavior: A psychological approach (11th ed.).

Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline
[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the article “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Criminality: How Long Must We Live Before We Possess Our Own Lives? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” and the additional sources now present in the “Killer Bio” application (below) that pertain to you’re the killer you chose from the Week 1 Discussion. For your Final Case Report, due in Week 5, you will explore, in depth, one well-known criminal case. Using the same client as before, consult your Killer Bio app along with sources provided throughout the course:
In your online classroom, select the link “Killer Bios” for a list of these infamous murderers. In that link, you will find several Ashford University Library sources on each murderer. In addition, there are some starter links listed below under each name.
Here, as in earlier assignments, the individual whose case you chose will be your client for the purpose of your Comprehensive Case Study Report Final Paper. That is, you have been hired as a mitigation specialist by this individual’s defense attorney to investigate, analyze, and present the underlying biopsychosocial factors that you found were present in this individual’s background and that may explain why your client committed such heinous criminal acts. For the purpose of your Final Paper in Week 5, we will assume that your client is facing the death penalty, and your job is to use the results of your biopsychosocial investigation to provide credible evidence that your client should not be executed by the state. For this assignment, we will proceed as if your client has not yet been sentenced and thus is still alive, even though in all of these cases, your client was ultimately found guilty and in some cases, may have been executed (or may be deceased).
Using the Ashford University Library, examine the criminal behaviors involved in your case using a minimum of four scholarly and/or credible sources.
In your paper,
Analyze a minimum of two particular psychological factors that explains the client’s criminal behavior, such as specific environmental/situational, biological, or mental health issues that may explain this individual’s crimes.
Create an outline that examines a minimum of two particular psychological factors explaining your client’s criminal behaviors.
Note: For further information regarding the proper format for Outlining (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., visit the Ashford Writing Center.
Each topic or step of the outline should include two to three sentences regarding what will be discussed in that section, focusing on the particular psychological factors that explains the criminal behaviors
Cite specific examples from the sources that support your research and analysis. For example, if you find that your sources show early childhood trauma is a factor in criminal behavior and your client suffered early childhood trauma, or had a high ACES score, write about that connection between your source and your client’s case.
Note: You are encouraged to integrate any feedback from your instructor and upload the assignment to your ePortfolio.
The Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline paper
Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.