Examples Of Serial Killers

Serial Killers: A Personal Issue or a Public Issue?

Introduction:

Deviance, in sociology, is the behaviors that contradict society’s norms, such as laws or widespread mannerisms and traditions in cultures. Every society develops their own system and expectations as to which the members of the society pursue or are expected to pursue. Deviance can be described as a rebellion to such norms. There is a large spectrum of deviance that members of a society can fall under; examples of such are petty crimes and misdemeanors to extreme acts of deviance approximating homicides and acts of violence to people. Although deviance can be dependent on place and time since not every culture shares the same norms, there are 5 universally acknowledged types

Those children that develop low levels of self-control are prone to criminal behaviors. Those children that develop medium or higher levels of self-control are less prone to criminal behaviors by a large margin and as those children age; their levels of self-control become clear. Those that act without thinking first and that are unable to delay gratification, are those children that grew up without developing decent self-control. They act on impulse and are the risk takers of society. These children usually begin by harming animals, sometimes killing them, without thinking about the consequences and without a sense of empathy. As adults, the behaviors remain the same, except that people are harmed instead of animals, and those types of people pose a threat to society.

Using the sociological definition of deviance with the occasional look back into a few of the 5 behaviors stated, as well as referring to the Low Self-Control Theory, I will attempt to explain the development and later behavior of serial killer Richard Kuklinski “The Iceman” and explain why serial killers are both a personal issue and a public

They seek conformity, yet they are distressed because they are stuck in dead end occupations that do not really show their potential, and they recognize it. They are very socially skilled and sometimes have families, they show remarkable insight and get along fine with others, often being described as charming. Their charming nature is what they typically rely on when seeking their victims. They use their knowledge of language instead of violence to lure them in. In the case of Richard Kuklinski, he was a recognized hit man in the criminal community. His ability to get the job done made him famous amongst criminals. Those who wanted someone to disappear would seek Richard and his services. For example, in order to confuse the time of death, he would take his victims and put them in a freezer for long periods of time. He would then take them out, and dump the body out somewhere. When the body was found, it would confuse the coroner and they would claim the time of death incorrectly, thus leaving Richard as a free man. That is a very organized killer; he had a thought out plan and executed it to perfection. Although later as age caught up to him, he left one such body in the freezer for too long and dumped it, later the coroner discovered ice cubes in the body resulting in a deeper investigation that would lead to the capture of