must be on The Last Victim by Jason Moss. After reading the book, students must critically analyze it from a criminological standpoint according to the following sections. Consider the following sections as an outline for what your final project should contain (and separate your paper into these sections accordingly):
summary:
In this section of the project, students must summarize The Last Victim. This section is typically one to two pages in length and discusses the plot of the story as well as the significant individuals involved.
Analysis of Jason and His Behavior:
Analyze Jason and his behavior from three vantage points, which should be separated as sub-sections within this area of the final:
1) How Jason aligns or not with typical victims of serial murder in terms of demographic background (age, race, gender) and the relationship to the offender
2) How Jason aligns or not with typical victims of homicide in terms of demographic background (age, race, gender) and the relationship to the offender
3) What Jason’s likely source of fascination was relative to homicide (see The Will to Kill, Chapter 1)
this section is two pages
Analysis of Gacy and His Behavior
Analyze Gacy and his behavior from the following vantage points, which should be separated as sub-sections within this area of the final:
1) How Gacy aligns or not with typical perpetrators of homicide in terms of demographic background (age, race, gender), the relationship to the victim, and their methods of murder
2) How Gacy aligns or not with typical perpetrators of serial murder in terms of demographic background (age, race, gender), the relationship to the victim, and their methods of murder
3)How Gacy aligns or not with the childhood risk factors of serial murderers (specifically, the MacDonald Triad)
4) How Gacy engaged in impression management pre-incarceration and post-incarceration (particularly with Jason). In this section, ensure you explain what Impression Management is and the front/backstages.
5) Explain at least three sexual paraphilias that Gacy may have had based on information from the book, lectures, and readings.
6) Explain whether Gacy was likely a psychopath or a sociopath
This section is 4 pages
Theoretical Perspective
Select two theoretical perspectives discussed in class that BEST explains Gacy’s crimes. In your explanation, ensure you discuss the premise, all key components, and then spend time applying both of those to Gacy’s crimes. Given it is discussed in prior sections, you may NOT use psychological disorders or explanations in this area.
This section two pages.
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