What is a serial killer? What is a mass murderer? How do theydiffer?The author looked at different information that is currently available about serial killers and mass murderers and sought to see how they are different but also how they are alike (Abe, 2017).
The author looks at personality models, childhood environments, abuse histories, as well as mental health histories and found that there are comparisons that can be made to explain the similarities but also the differences, one of the big findings was in dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (Abe, 2017).
This is an important study as it seeks to find out about the killers as a whole rather than looking at singular factors. There is also a direction of where to take further research efforts in terms of mental health findings. PTSD is something that is still being studied for veterans so there is room to apply new studies to that of killers; mass or serial.
Allely, C. S., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., Wilson, P., & Gillberg, C. (2014).
Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers. Aggression And Violent Behavior, 19288-301. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.004
The authors completed a systemic review of literature about mass murderers as well as serial murderers to see if there was common ground that they had (Allely, Minnis, Thompson, Wilson & Gillberg, 2014). The authors found a common ground in three areas of sociological, psychological, and biological factors that seem to have contributed to the killer (Allely, et al., 2014). The authors also note that there appears to be a neurodevelopmental factor such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or a head injury that seems to play a role as well (Allely, et al., 2014). The authors call for more research to be completed that is current and more thorough as there is a lack of recent studies but also a more specific study to be geared towards the neurodevelopmental aspect (Allely, et al., 2014).
This study is important because it draws attention to the neurodevelopmental aspects that are often neglected in terms of serial killers. It is also important because it calls out the lack of research that is currently being done and not helping to further understanding.
Coyle, J., Ross, K. F., Barnard, J
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