Sociology 4442F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Serialism, Justifiable Homicide, Homicide
22 Mar 2016
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This week"s reading portion from the hickey textbook wrapped up the discussion from. The reading goes on to discuss classifications of killing, including justifiable homicide, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, and the legality of each. An important distinction is made; homicide, the act of causing death to another human, is not always illegal. Murder, on the other hand is always illegal as it entails unlawfully taking one"s life. Various types of homicide are classified by familial and group identification. The chapter wraps up with an overview of serial killer typologies, the most notable of which is the holmes and deburger four-type model. The lust murderer, moreover, is categorized as a hedonistic sub-type, and labeled as either. Organized and highly intelligent," or disorganized and of average intelligence. " hickey nonetheless warns that taxonomies and classification systems are the basis of the misinformation that pervades research on serial killers. The chapter offers two profiles: that of green river.
