theory when attempting to explain serial killing. Topic Sentence: Biological positivism is a more compelling approach when studying the causation of serial killers as it takes an individualised approach as opposed to a holistic one. Evidence and Research: To make this point I will be comparing biological positivism with rational choice theory and strain theory. Reference White & Perrone (2012) for information on positivism and its benefits and strong points. Serial killing needs to be looked at individually
y was one of the most well-known serial killers, of all time. He confessed to about 30 murders before he was executed in 1989, but it is thought that he killed over 300 women. When people hear about all of these killings, they wonder, what makes a serial killer tick, and are they made that way throughout childhood, or are they born that way? There is conclusive evidence, using the nature vs. nurture idea and the Jim Fallon brain study, that one is made a killer, not born one. Using Ted Bundy as
more heinous than the killing of another person. Yet, there are those who find this crime so intoxicating; that if not caught the first time will continue to repeat this offense until they are stopped. These offenders are classified as Serial Killers; a serial killer is a person who kills three or more people in a 30-day period, with a cooling off period between each murder. But the question remains, why do these people find this crime, which is so, appalling something that they want to repeat? There