Criminologist are constantly evolving and trying to figure out why certain individuals commit crimes and why others do not. These types of questions among others have led several criminologists to conduct endless research and studies that have led to the creation of various theories. These theories try to explain why or what causes an individual to offend by studying their environment, behavior, and other circumstances. That may cause an individual to offend either by committing property crimes such as robbery, arson, forgery, etc. or personal crimes like assault, battery, or homicide (Shoener, 2016). In this case analysis I will be addressing a famous criminal by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald is famously known for killing the 45th …show more content…
Hidell, or Lee Oswald was born on October 18, 1939 to Marguerite and Robert Oswald Sr. (Editor, B. n.d.). Unfortunately, Oswald did not have a desirable childhood. His father Robert died before his birth leaving his mother Marguerite to provide for Oswald and two brothers Robert and John. As time progress Marguerite continued to struggle and was unable to provide for Oswald, Robert, and John who were later sent to an orphanage for 13 months in 1942-1943 (Hidell). Oswald and his brothers were later released from the orphanage and returned with their mother. Lamentably, by this time Oswald began to be show antisocial characteristics. He became isolated, tempered, and emotionally detached which began to show. When Oswald allegedly threatened John’s wife and struck his mother at a young age (Hidell). After this incident Oswald began to see a psychiatrist and his behavior began to improve. Sadly his mother decided to move back to New Orleans, which prevented him to continue his therapy sessions. This resulted in Oswald dropping out of high school in the 9th grade and never graduating from high school (Hidell). After Oswald and his mother moved back to New Orleans, he began to develop an interest for socialist literature (Editor, B.
The primary thing that persuaded my current viewpoint on race relations was the George Zimmerman trial for the homicide of Trayvon Martin. This was a case that took place when I was relatively young, around the age of ten, so I feel that the event has shaped the way that I view racism today. My mother studied racism for her degree, so I was never particularly ignorant about the topic of race. However, the Trayvon Martin case was the first time in my life that I could remember a blatant and publicized act of racial injustice. Hence, it provided evidence and validation for all the things that I had been taught about race up until this point. However, it further influenced the way I viewed race because it allowed me to see specifically see the
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States marked a tragic historical moment in American history. The president was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally’s wife in a presidential motorcade at 12.30 pm on Friday, November 22, 1963. JFK was pronounced dead shortly after rushing to Parkland Hospital, where a tracheostomy and other efforts failed to keep him alive. Although Lee Harvey Oswald, a former United States Marine was convicted of the crime, the purpose behind the assassination remained inclusive as Oswald’s case never came to trial as he got shot to death two days later by Jack Ruby, a local nightclub operator in Texas. The assassination raised many questions and theories concerning the murder. As Oswald’s motives remain unknown, many scholars and investigators yearned to find the key to this mysterious crime, and came up with plausible theories searching for motives behind the assassination. While some straightforwardly blamed Oswald for the murder, claiming Oswald’s personal motives as the cause and supported the theory of the Lone Gunman, many developed more critical theories concerning conspiracies connecting the involvement of Cuba, Russia, the Central Intelligence Agency and the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson. The Warren Commission was established by President Johnson to exclusively investigate the assassination. The Commission published a detailed report and concluded that Oswald acted alone. The deficiency of the Warren Commission’s evidence to support its theory along with the cordial relationship between JFK and the CIA refute both the Lone Gunman theory and conspiracies involving the CIA in...
knows the situation is starting to get out of control he does not calm the anger of the rioters, due to preserving his reputation, “I can’t do it…did you see that crowd”(Doyle 113). The lesson that one should learn is to not let any politician to gain a reputation by causing conflict. If this is seen then the government should act to cool down the situation.
Varying theories such as rational choice theory, trait theory, and social structure theory are commonly used to explain why crime happens. Application of these three theories in discussing the crimes of Richard Speck can help us to better understand which of the theories may apply and perhaps help give us insight into why he committed his crimes. But they are more beneficial when not looking at a single specific crime, but the person and all the crimes they may have committed throughout their criminal careers.
This deprivation of emotional attachments made him seem devoid of remorse and a conscience. Surprisingly, even though he did not attend school regularly, he was apparently well read and claimed, “I am a Marxist and have been studying socialist principles for well over 15 months” (“Who Was”). After joining the Marine Corps, Oswald received extensive training in marksmanship. Conspiracy theorist have lamented that Oswald was a poor shot and could not have been the assassin but military records indicate otherwise. Gerald Posner adamantly claimed, “He shoots on the rifle range 212, which means he qualifies for the second highest position in the Marine Corps, that of a sharpshooter” (“Who Was”). Oswald even though not seeming to have money was able to afford a decidedly expensive trip to the Soviet Union, where he was able to convince the Russian government to let him defect. While living there he spoke fluent Russian, which he could not have been learned from a book (Koenigsdorf). His marriage was in trouble as he and his wife who frequently argued were living separately at the time of the assignation. His wife worried about his mental state and his ambitions of being a great man, she claimed that he often used an assumed name and lived in a fantasy world (“Who
there are several alleged pieces of evidence that could be made to prove that Lee Harvey Oswald
This essay will explore some of the theories commonly observed in criminology in relation to the 2005 hit movie Batman Begins. I chose a batman movie as they’re usually about lucrative criminals and batman himself is a notable criminologist. Batman and his “rogue gallery” as they are often called, also “super criminals” display similar behavior to what we see in the real worlds normal criminals.
The case of whether serial killers are born with the lust to kill or if they are truly victims of their environment has been a hot debated question by both psychologists and the FBI today. A serial killer is traditionally defined as one that kills 3 or more people at different times with “cooling off” periods in between kills. Both psychological abuse as a child and psychological disorders are to blame for the making of a killer. The nature vs. nurture debate is best applied to the mysterious behaviors and cases of serial killers and their upbringing and environment. Nature is the genetic and biological connections a person has, personality traits, and how genetic make-up all relates to a killer. Nurture is examining the upbringing and environment that a person is around that affects what a person becomes. In some cases however, the effects of only upbringing or only biological problems were the reasons certain serial killers committed crimes. Although there is no definitive answer to what plays the bigger role: nature or nurture, they both are contributing factors that make a serial killer. These deviants of society are afflicted with problems in either their upbringing or have psychological disorders, and are able to blend into our everyday lives with no apparent differences, yet they wreck havoc through their unremorseful killings.
After performing and standing out in the Marin force, “Lee Harvey Oswald travelled to Moscow in hopes of...
Mass Murderers and Serial Killers are nothing new to today’s society. These vicious killers are all violent, brutal monsters and have an abnormal urge to kill. What gives people these urges to kill? What motivates them to keep killing? Do these killers get satisfaction from killing? Is there a difference between mass murderers and serial killers or are they the same. How do they choose their victims and what are some of their characteristics? These questions and many more are reasons why I was eager to write my paper on mass murderers and serial killers. However, the most interesting and sought after questions are the ones that have always been controversial. One example is; what goes on inside the mind of a killer? In this paper I will try to develop a better understanding of these driven killers and their motives.
Lee Harvey Oswald was born on the 18th of October, in 1939. Oswald’s youth in his early years was much troubled. Robert, his father died little before Lee was born (Reed 1). Growing up as a adolescent, Oswald saw many new step-fathers while living in bad circumstances. He wasn’t like any normal child though. He was sent to an orphanage, because his mother did not have time for him. This was a life changing moment in Oswald’s life, because he did not have the love and attention a child needs at that age. Eventually he and his family ended up in New York City. Oswald was sent to many doctors for his depression and being emotionally disturbed (Reed 1). Again his mother and brothers moved, but this time, back to New Orleans. Soon after finishing 9th grade, Oswald dropped out high school in 1954. His early life never taught him to be a good person which ...
Serial killers have many frightening facets. The most frightening thing about them is that experts still do not know what makes a human become a serial killer. Many experts believe serial killers become what they are because they have a genetic disposition or brain abnormality while other experts believe that a serial killer is created by childhood abuse; and some other experts believe that it is a combination of both brain abnormalities and abusive childhood experiences that creates a serial killer. A murderer is considered a serial killer when they “murder three or more persons in at least three separate events with a “cooling off period” between kills” (Mitchell and Aamodt 40). When defining a serial killer, their background, genes, and brain are not mentioned; perhaps one day those aspects of the serial killer can be included.
Violent acts in the workplace come from a diverse population of perpetrators. Employees, former employees, clients, strangers, and even employers are all potential sources of violent behavior. In most cases, the person responsible for workplace slayings fits a certain stereotype. The violent person is either an unhappy employee, a frustrated customer, or in some type of relationship with an employee in the company, and almost always a socially reclusive male (Chavez, Workplace 1).
Introduction: On the spectrum of criminal activity, serial killers are rather rare. Rarer still is a serial killer like Ted Bundy. Bundy confessed to killing 28 women in the 1970s in ghastly fashion and some believe he may have killed far more. It is hard to imagine what could cause any person to cross the mental boundary into such macabre behavior as Bundy perpetrated. Nevertheless, it is important to try to understand that behavior because only though such an understanding would society be able to identify and deter mass murderers in order to save lives.
I now know that criminology prefer to highlight the correlations between crimes’ social climates and criminals’ psychological states of mind. While some argues that criminal behavior is a result of individuals’ association with criminal peers, other claims that crime is a reflection of an individual’s genetic disadvantages. I have come to learn that there are no universally agreed formulas on decoding crimes and criminal behaviors. What we have, however, is a manual full of academic opinions and subjective views that have emerged alongside of the development of criminology. At the same time, the volume of conflicting perspectives that I have stumble upon in studying criminology reminded me again that the success of our current assessment models has yet to be determined. Thus, the study of criminology is an appropriate practice that will further prepare me to conduct meaningful research on legal studies and to provide accurate and in-depth findings in the near