Modus operandi of Selected Perpetrators of Serial Homicide. Risk Factors and Possibilities of Rehabilitation and Prevention Interventions Cover Image

Modus operand iwybranych seryjnych sprawców zabójstw. Czynniki ryzyka imożliwości oddziaływań resocjalizacyjnych i profilaktycznych
Modus operandi of Selected Perpetrators of Serial Homicide. Risk Factors and Possibilities of Rehabilitation and Prevention Interventions

Author(s): Daniela Dzienniak-Pulina, Klaudia Wolska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: serial killers; socialization; dysfunctional environment; sexual dysfunctions; psychopathy

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to identify the main factors that may shapethe development of the psychopathic killer personality. In order to unveilthese factors, a “composite drawing” needed to have been created depicting thecharacteristics of serial killer. What has been indicated in particular are envi-ronmental and educational factors which, by triggering a certain mechanism,contribute to the probability of a given individual’s entering the path of eviland breaking social norms. Based on the analysis of selected subject literature,the article propounds a thesis that neither ethnicity nor race inf luence thedevelopment of the psychopathic killer personality features.

  • Issue Year: 2/2021
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 1-21
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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