Capturing Serial Killers

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The article that I chose was on the utilization of forensic science and criminal profiling for the purpose of capturing serial killers. The first part of the paper spent a great deal of time, showcasing the evolution of forensic science and its integration into crime solving. For example, the advancements made in toxicology in the late 1700 and the early 1800s were showcased by the tests developed to find arsenic and other positions in the human body. Other examples include, the increased use of microscopes to identify trace amounts of evidence and as a way to determine whether the bullet or casing was fired from a particular weapon. Arguably, the most important development has been the forensic procedure of discovering and classifying fingerprints.
While theses scientific advancements were occurring, there was also a focus on trying to gain a better understanding of the …show more content…
The study included 200 individual serial killers and it analyzed how this group of serial killers came to be captured by the police. From the study emerged twelve different ways that these killers were caught. For example, the large majority of the serial killers that were studied were turned in by somebody who knew the offender, others were arrested for other offences and some were linked to the victim by other eyewitnesses. The conclusion that was reached was that serial killers are rarely captured based on forensic evidence and profiling alone. Instead serial killers were usually apprehended by police because of public information and their own investigative skills. This notion was strengthened by the fact that 71.5% of serial killers were captured because of the direct observations, descriptions, and other information provided by surviving victims, direct witnesses, and even family members of serial

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