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Remember the movie Monster, for which Charlize Theron won an Oscar for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos? It's one of those movies that you know about even if you didn't see it. That's partially because of Theron's transformation from beauty queen to monstrous serial killer for the role. But it's also partially because the subject was a real-life female serial killer. The rash of serial killer novels, TV plots, and movies since The Silence of the Lambs has given plenty of exploration to the topic of serial killers, but the killer is almost always male. This is true to the facts. Fewer than ten percent of serial killers are female.
I'd promised you a newsletter that addressed that disparity, but I'll go further: According to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, only about 14% of all violent offenders are female, with about 8% of convicted violent offenders being female. If only 14% of violent offenders are female, it's no surprise that a smaller percentage applies to serial killers. The real question seems to be: Why do men commit violent crimes so much more than women?
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| December 15, 2006 |
Is
Violence A Gender Trait? |
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| September 3, 2006 |
Heat |
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| May 7,
2006 |
IN
THE SPOTLIGHT: Victims, the Media, and Public Opinion |
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| February
15, 2006 |
Swimming
with Sharks: Kid Safety On-line |
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| December 16, 2005 |
A
New Book in the Works for the New Year |
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| August
24, 2004 |
How
Safe Are Our Colleges and Universities? |
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| April 7,
2004 |
The
Sniper Mentality |
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| November
24, 2003 |
Green
River Killer:
Gary Leon Ridgway Pleads Guilty to 48 Murders |
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| September
24, 2003 |
Manipulation,
Domination and Control |
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| April 12,
2003 |
Criminals
in Prime Time
Protecting the Victim |
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| January
28, 2003 |
Mercy
to the Merciless:
Governor Ryan’s Blanket Commutation |
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| December
9, 2002 |
December
Newsletter |
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| November
14, 2002 |
Just
Say No - "Sniper" |
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| July
10, 2002 |
Staying
Safe From Crimes Near Home |
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| July 9,
2002 |
The
Man Next Door: Marc Evonitz |
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| April 27,
2002 |
Who
am I helping? |
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| April
6, 2002 |
Bulletin
Board, National Crime Victims' Rights Week |
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| December
15, 2001 |
The
Arrest of a Possible Green River Killer |
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| October
31, 2001 |
Our
Collective Fear |
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| September
11, 2001 |
Attack
on America |
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| August
10, 2001 |
Premier
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