Deck 11: Serial Murder From a Global Perspective

Question 1

Where was the VICLAS system developed?

A)United States
B)England
C)Canada
D)South Africa

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Harbort found that German serial killers were apprehended at a faster rate if they were _____.

A)females
B)younger
C)less intelligent
D)more intelligent

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Jack the Ripper particularly enjoyed targeting _____.

A)children
B)elderly
C)rich women
D)prostitutes

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A man of low self-esteem, this offender killed children and young women in and around train stations.A paraphilic killer with a history of scoptophilia and pedophilia, he routinely stabbed out the eyes of his victims to avoid their stare and frequently practiced anthropophagy.

A)Jeffery Dahmer
B)Andrei Chikatilo
C)Charles Albright
D)Douglas Clark

Question 5

German serial killer Gerhard Schroeder sought out prostitutes to kill because _____.

A)they were attractive
B)he was a lust killer
C)they were easy targets
D)he thought they had money

Question 6

He entertained prostitutes at his "Piggy Palace Good Times Society".Thirty trace remains of victims were found but most of the corpses were fed to his pigs that were frequently bought and sold at local markets.

A)Robert Pickton
B)Clifford Olson
C)Jay Healey
D)Jean Baptiste

Question 7

Harbort noted among German serial killers that those who had the longest killing careers were those who _____.

A)were female offenders
B)were less intelligent
C)had high IQs
D)were immigrants to Germany

Question 8

"Superkillers" refers to serial killers who:

A)have claimed or been accused of having hundreds of victims
B)have actually murdered hundreds of victims
C)travel the world
D)kill large numbers of victims and are never caught

Question 9

This offender was the epitome of a military man.Yet, he became one of the most prolific sexual predators and murderers in Canadian history.

A)Jay Healey
B)Emil Kostov
C)Jean Baptiste
D)Russell Williams

Question 10

According to Hickey, which of the following is NOT a key issue in exploring serial murder from a global perspective?

A)Serial murder is defined or viewed differently in other cultures.
B)Motives and methods for serial murder are influenced by cultural differences.
C)U.S.serial murderer profiles are often contradicted by serial murderer profiles created by law enforcement agencies in other countries.
D)Understanding religion as a cultural factor in serial murder.

Question 11

Who was Russia's most prolific modern serial killer?

A)Uri Zakotnova
B)Andrei Chikatilo
C)Stepan Valnophsky
D)Igor Makarov

Question 12

This offender was raised in a very physically and sexually abusive home where he witnessed his alcoholic father raping his mother and sisters.He also engaged in sexually abusing his sisters and eventually ran away from home.He used hammers, knives, and scissors to kill both young girls and women.Eventually he was apprehended and sent to the guillotine.

A)Donald Harvey
B)Orville Majors
C)Michael Swango
D)Peter Kurten

Question 13

This nation executed a man, now referred to as the Tehran Vampire, for raping and murdering nine women.

A)Iraq
B)Afghanistan
C)Iran
D)Egypt

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of the Gorby study?

A)South American, Central American and Middle Eastern countries combined accounted for the largest percentage of serial killers in his data analysis.
B)Since 1900 the percentage of European cases has declined steadily while just the opposite is occurring in non-European countries.
C)There were fewer female serial killers in the Gorby study than in the Hickey study.
D)Compared to the Hickey study, there were far fewer cases of serial murder in the Gorby study where offenders had an accomplice.

Question 15

He murdered 11 children and teens with a hammer because he "did not want them to suffer as he had suffered".He contended that his killings were "mercy killings" that would never had happened had those children been raised in loving homes.

A)Ottis Toole
B)Clifford Olson
C)Arthur Shawcross
D)Andrei Chikatilo

Question 16

Responsible for the Port Arthur massacre, this offender took approximately nine minutes to kill 35 men, women and children.Most of the victims were tourists and local residents.

A)Joachim Kroll
B)Gerhard Schroeder
C)Richard Doney
D)Martin Bryant

Question 17

An examination of German serial killers by the German police found that:

A)Homicide from robberies was as frequent as homicide with sexual motivations.
B)More of the killers were likely to have deep childhood trauma when compared to U.S.serial killers.
C)About 70 percent of all homicides involving robberies and homicides were committed by serial murderers.
D)More of the European killers targeted the affluent.

Question 18

In the Harbort study, many of the German serial killers were found to have _____.

A)brain abnormalities
B)mental illnesses
C)mental disorders
D)Klinefelter's Syndrome

Question 19

Diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, this offender was believed to be delusional when he bombed government office buildings in Oslo, Norway, killing eight and then traveling to the island of Otoya where he attacked a youth summer camp killing 69.

A)Joachim Kroll
B)Richard Doney
C)Gerhard Schroeder
D)Anders Breivik

Question 20

It is of particular interest to German profilers that Joachim Georg Kroll, the Laundry Room Killer, ______.

A)had a low IQ
B)killed babies left unattended
C)was unemployed but with an extremely high IQ
D)wore underwear stolen from men and women he had killed

Question 21

Which of the following statements is true?

A)The term "psychopath" has never been officially used in Japanese psychiatry.
B)Psychopath is a current, popular term in Japanese psychiatry.
C)The term "psychopath" was often used in Japan between 1955 and 1965 but gradually faded from usage in Japanese psychiatry.
D)The term "psychopath" became popular in Japan following the rape of Nanking.

Question 22

Which of the following showed the greatest variance between the Hickey and Gorby studies?

A)percentage of accomplices
B)percentage of victims per case
C)percentage using firearms
D)percentage of males strangling their victims

Question 23

Few serial killers are found to be insane in the eyes of the law.

Question 24

Japanese male offenders were more likely than their American male counterparts to murder using this method:

A)guns
B)poisons
C)stabbing
D)strangulation

Question 25

German serial murderers are less prone than American serial murderers to take trophies, and travel large distances to find victims.

Question 26

Japan is among countries with high rates of serial murder.

Question 27

The United States' murder rate is _____ times higher than Japan's.

A)5
B)11
C)16
D)21

Question 28

Few nations appear to have a problem of certain offenders being defined as "superkillers", meaning offenders who claim outrageous victim counts.

Question 29

Aki found that crime in Japan is deterred more by _____ and ______ than legal punishments.

Question 30

The fact that Japan has no diagnosed antisocial personality disorders is a result of:

A)their proper translation from the English version of the DSM-IV to Japanese language remains controversial
B)wa & giri
C)community solidarity
D)Such persons are considered to be insane under Japanese psychiatry diagnosis.

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT one of Raj's types of mutilation?

A)defensive
B)offensive
C)aggressive
D)torture

Question 32

South Africa has a murder rate over _______ times that of the United States.

Question 33

In recent years crime-scene investigators in _____ have been confronted with several cases of muti-murders.

Question 34

Which of the following is not one of the explanations given by Messner and Rosenfeld for the higher rates of homicide in the United States compared to that of Japan's?

A)conspicuous consumption of material goods
B)a profound sense of individualism
C)undermining of respect for cultural and social support
D)rates of alcohol consumption are much lower in Japan

Question 35

Aki notes that the 95 percent homogeneity of Japan fosters a sense of _____.

A)honor
B)competition
C)despair
D)individualism

Question 36

Born in 1966 east of Johannesburg, South Africa, _____ became a prime example of cases that do not fit traditional profiles of violent offenders.

A)Stewart Wilken
B)Anders Breivik
C)Martin Bryant
D)Fritz Haarmann

Question 37

When examining serial murder globally, U.S.profiles of serial murder cannot be applied cross-culturally.

Question 38

Which of the following statements is true?

A)Serial murder in Japan has decreased due to the decrease in sex crimes.
B)Serial murder in Japan has increased due to the increase in sex crimes.
C)As Japan's pornography industry expands the number of sex crimes has markedly decreased.
D)As Japan's pornography industry expands the number of sex crimes has markedly increased.