Sunt foarte multe cauze, dar graficul este incomplet. Criminallii in serie nu au fost luati in serios pana prin anii 1970. Serialul Mindhunter de pe Netflix este chiar foarte interesant in privinta asta. Nici macar conceptul de criminal in serie nu exista.
Au fost ignorati sau aruncati la un loc cu restul de ciminali. Cel mai probabil, la inceputul secolului au fost mai multi, dar acolo sunt numarati doar cei idendificati la momentul respectiv. Aveai un criminal care omora 10 femei si a fost prins la a 11-a. A fost judecat pentru a 11-a crima, fara ca el sa recunoasca sau macar sa fie banuit pentru celelalte.
Pe masura ce a trecut timpul, au fost mai bine identificati, politia a devenit mai eficienta si a prins mai multi. Mai este apoi si componenta sociala. SUA a trecut prin probleme mari interne in anii 1960-1980, lucru reflectat de cresterea criminalitatii si implicit a cazurilor de criminali in serie. Una dintre ipoteze este ca al doilea razboi mondial a creat o mare parte din criminali. Oameni intorsi de la razboi care au cedat psihic in a doua parte a vietii. Poti citi Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present
Pe masura ce trece timpul catre zilele noastre, numarul scade simtitor, conform ultimelor studii. Am devenit mult mai proactivi ca societate, incepem sa observam problemele copiilor mici, si apoi este ultimul aspect.
Nu toti psihopatii devin criminali. De fapt, cea mai mare parte dintre ei sunt oameni de succes. Trasaturile lor psihologice ii ajuta sa devina mai eficienti in domeniul lor de activitate, oricare ar fi ala.
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What determines if people are into these sorts of things? Is this like the shame and guilt from overbearing parents or something?
I was thumbing through <em>Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present</em> and was blown away by how early childhood experiences create different psychological profiles that fit into a typology.
Obviously serial murder is the ultimate expression of these impulses, and seems to be correlated to social conditions that no longer exist - traumatized and abusive ww2 veteran fathers (no treatment for PTSD, different attitudes towards domestic violence), unwanted children (no abortions), insanely dysfunctional marriages (no divorces), leaded gasoline, hitchhiking etc. - but it was fascinating to see, for example, how boys that had harsh and domineering mothers would often become rage killers seeking to destroy femininity, boys that were shamed and emasculated would start collecting women’s clothing, crossdress etc. and become lust killers.
Could porn preferences come from those same, very early experiences?
So, this is actually interesting - there is a pretty good theory that the idea of werewolves and vampires both came about because people in the 1300s or so didn't have words for the concept of a serial killer. They saw that people in their villages were being murdered and torn apart, but their social context for it was build around religion and folk stories, so they explained it in supernatural terms rather than psychological ones.
Both started with killers murdering their victims in ways that were so horrible and violent that no human could do it. All of the other stuff - the bats, or the full moon, or even silver - came about later as the mythologies of the creatures took shape over the centuries.
The book Sons of Cain: a History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present talks about it a bit.
Both, but his thesis is (afaik) only available in English. And upon looking it up, it seems his books are only available in German too, even though he worked with the FBI in order to profile some sickos.
Anyway, if you wanna read up on this stuff there are two go-to books for me in English I wanna recommend: First, there's The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_Fear ) which provides a rather in-depth perspective on behavioral patterns of serial killers, their motivations, their actions and even their victims' accounts.
Second, Sons of Cain by Peter Vronsky. (https://www.amazon.com/Sons-Cain-History-Killers-Present/dp/042527697X ), which is more speculative in parts but exactly what I expect from nonfiction.
The "why" is answered quite elegantly in both books. Especially de Becker is one fascinating bloke and his anecdotes grab you by whatever genital you may have.
To be honest, both are way better reads than Müller's Bestie Mensch (lit. The Human Beast) or Gierige Bestie (Greedy Beast).
Hope that helped, happy reading. HMU for ebook versions if need be.