Compare and contrast essay based on the topic of Serial Killers.

Compare and contrast essay based on the topic of Serial Killers. Please see the attached instructions, marking scheme, and notes.

1.
Choose an issue in
crime/criminology:
(c)
Serial killers

2.
Based on the issue in crime
which you have chosen you will be provided with an article from a sociological
or criminological journal on your topic (attached):

“The divided self: Toward an understanding of the dark side of the serial killer”
AL Carlisle – American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1993 – Springer

3.
Relate your article to the following criminological theory:
(c)
Psychological theories

4.
Discuss the following topics as
they relate to your article and the criminological theory that you have chosen:
(a)
Basic Idea and Major Theorists
(b)
The Role of Law, the Definition
of Crime, and the Image of the Criminal
(c)
Causal Logic
(d)
Criminal Justice System
Implications, including Criminal Justice Policy and Correctional Ideology and
Techniques of Crime Control

5.
Conclude by providing an
evaluation/criticism of the article that you have chosen. The criticism can come from a different
criminological theory than the one that you have chosen which looks at your
issue of crime in a different light. For
example, biological and psychological theories of crime are criticized by rational
choice theories for not taking into account the opportunities that influence
people to choose to commit crimes.

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