Criminal Profiling: Peter Sutcliffe

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Following the theatrical role of The Yorkshire Ripper it began to be employ in Britain by the police force in other strips of catching other criminals and serial killers.The Yorkshire Rippers profile could have looked similar to the points pop break throughstairs1, Has topical anesthetic knowledge of where the criminal offenses are committed2, Lives wi shrink the vicinities of the annoyance scenes3, is in all likelihood to be somewhat of a l unmatchabler4, Could be married or living unaccompanied5, if married, may spend time aw ay from house on a regular basis6, is disorganised7, Sadistic8, unearthly9, has a grudge against prostitutes10, Is probably in a job, just now of no skillDiscuss the diverse theories of crime in relation to your elect criminalIn read to comp permite this discussion the chosen criminal shall be spear William Sutcliff aka The Yorkshire Ripper, who during the time span of July 1975 and January 1981, claimed the lives of thirteen women, and good timeed seven more. roughly of Sutcliffs victims were prostitutes and he committed the crimes within the vicinities of Leeds and the North of England. He employ a variety of methods to kill and attack his victims, and an array of weapons.The methods used to kill and attack his victims included stabbing, strangulation, and bashing and the weapons he used consisted of an array of knives, a hammer, a hacksaw and a Ball-pein hammer, which later became his signature. mother fucker William Sutcliff was the first natural of sise children to Kathleen a quiet and solid Catholic wo adult male and John a man whom had an appetite for life Murder case accommodate vol 1. It was his mother Kathleen that provided stability and security and gave him round the clock care next his birth due to the situation he was a small and anemic baby. Peter grew up to be fond of his mother, more so than his founder and it is account that he would hide behind her skirt on numerous occasion (murder case book vol 1).During his school years Peter was bullied by other children and would regularly play truant, his grades were of a poor standard and he left school at the age of fifteen without qualifications, he embarked on a variety of jobs, all of which he was unable to hold wipe out due to the constant lateness of his arrival at work, one job which Peter had, and had held for three years was a post as a enroll digger at Bingley Cemetery, during his early adult life he was regarded as world somewhat of a loner, deep and introvert ( murder case book vol 1) and would be the subject of ridicule by his family. Peter took an saki in body building at this time and would spend hours alone training, at this time he excessively met his future married woman Sonia in a local pub when he was with his work colleagues, they had a kinship which lasted for eight years before finally In 1974. In 1969 John, Peters father discove blood-red that Kathleen his wife was having an affair with a local policeman and he arranged for the whole family to confront her about it, Peter was devastated it was later that year that he carried out an attack on a prostitute in Bradford pursuance a row with her about a 10 note. He hit her on the head with a rock n roll in a sock while out in the red light district, of which he was a frequent visitor t. In 1971 Sonia his indeed girlfriend had a mental breakdown and at this time she inform to her psychiatrist that she had heard the voice of God Wicked beyond belief, she was diagnosed as pang from dementia praecox, pursuit her recovery she and Peter went on to marry in 1974, in less than a year of marriage Peter had carried out an attack on a woman, only to attack other women a short time later, and in October of 1975 claimed the life of his victim, a person identify as Wilma McCann aged twenty-eight, in Leeds, she became the first in the long run of terror that Peter William Sutcliff held.In order to discuss the various theories of crime that could account for Sutcliffs behaviour one will examine the various theories which have evolved over the the past twelve decades beginning with the works of Cesare Comboso 1876, he was an Italian biologist who had an interest in crime (class notes) he describe that following this study , of similar facial features in criminals much(prenominal) as cold-glassy blood shot eyes, thick curly hair, strong jaws, long ears and thin lips, Lombrosos findings had no scientific evidence in support of his theories, he used correlation to identif y his subjects in his study in that respectfore we must push away this as macrocosm inconclusive, another theory of crime was also pose forward using the same basis as Lombrosos by William Sheldon in 1949, who identified three body types, endomorphic, mesomorphic and ectromorphic, his study was based on 400 men in rehabilitation, the majority were found to be of a mesomorphic type, muscular, tough and strong. From both of these theories we are able to reflect the demeanor of Sutcliff with cold glassy eyes and thick curly hair. Sutcliff also had a mesomorphic body shape therefore we must keep an unmortgaged mind of these particular theories. Possible explanation of the twain studies could be chromosomes, some men in prisons have been found to have an extra Y in making them XYY but check to Jacobs (class notes) it could be associated with them being more aggressive. There has been no scientific evidence to prove that there is a criminal gene but that is not to say that one doe s not exists.Another theory put forward in order to explain crime was (Eysneck Eysneck 1970) the criminal is a neurotic extrovert (someone who get ahead steep on both N E) N is linked to crime through anxiety, the high E score is stimulus-hungry, engaging in iciness enhancing behaviour and is more difficult to . The EPL questionnaires Eysneck Eysneck used also found that high P scorers also were established as being aggressive, un affectionateness, troublesome, inhumane, insensitive to others ask and feelings, tend not to experience guilt, prefer strange and unusual things and break through foolhardy Although we have no knowledge of a questionnaire being consum play off by Sutcliff, one could give incidents that have occurred and situations that have taken redact to reflect yet again with this theory.In September 1969 Sutcliff was coped and charged with passing equipped for theft with a hammer, while working in the cemetery he was reported by a work mate to have a macabr e sense of humour, he would lie down on a slab pretending to be a corpse with a shroud over him and make groaning noises (Murder case book ) also he would boast to workmate that he had stolen various items of jewellery from corpses ( wicked beyond belief) also following the job he was given at TWH Clark as a lorry driver, he posed for a publicity poster and wrote his own strange epitaph to accompany it, it read In this truck is a man whose if unleashed would rock the nation, whose dynamic energy would overpower those around him. Better let him sleep? (Wicked beyond belief), and finally the crimes he committed such as stabbing a victim with a screw driver in her vagina and then going home to his wife as if nothing had ever happened.Another explanation to describe Sutcliffs behaviour is frauds tripartite derision of the personality, the most primitive part which consists of basic biological impulses or drives, the bug of psychic energy or libido which operates on the pleasure prin ciple, // and to avoid distressingness regardless of external circumstances it is known as the ID, followed by the self which is the rational part or controlling self it operates on the universe principle, holding back the impulses of the ID until they can be satisfied in parliamentary law in socially approved was, and finally the superego which represents the of the values and morals of society, it is the sense of right and wrong that controls the expression of the IDs impulses through moral scruples , thus being Sutcliffs need to attack and kill his victims and gaining satisfaction and sexual contentment in doing so while being marries to Sonia and showing concern by collecting her from work in order for her to be safe, in case she would be attacked by The Ripper (wicked beyond belief) he was never looked upon by his wife as being nothing but a normal and caring husband, he showed no guilt or remorse for his actions and following the arrest for his crimes ( all of which hi s wife was oblivious to) gave her an account of his actions and told her that he would pretend to be mentally ill and get 10 years in a loony bin (wicked beyond belief).Another theory can be attachment as a cause, Bowbly (1963 and 1973) his maternal deprivation hypothesis was used to explain the harmful effects of growing up in institutions, according to Bowbly short term deprivation produces distress. Deprivation produces long-term development mental retardation such as affectionless psychopath. Gross ( ) Given that Peter was the first born and he was cared for by his mother throughout his early life, the suggestion that a child needs a constant primary care-giver for the first two and a half to three years of his life to become durable and able to thrive to not conditional in this instance Mothers making love in infancy is as important for mental health as vitamins and proteins for physical health. Bowbly (1951).One other theory of crime that can be a large deciding outcome of a conviction can be the state of ones mind when the crime was committed, such as schizophrenia, Paranoid schizophrenia is an illness that affects the thought process of the brain, so the suffer may not be able to think logically, a good deal there are hallucinations, which may be in the way of voices, visions, and the lead of being touched, delusions are also common, schizophrenia can happen following an episode of stress, breakdown or disastrous life changing font (mental health volunteer notes). In the case against Sutcliff ( there was a contravention between Dr Hugo Milme, Dr Malcolm McCulloch and Dr Terrence Kay psychiatrist who diagnosed him and the Attorney General Sir Michael Havers, who believed that Sutcliff was not suffering from schizophrenia, but was telling lies). He claimed that from the age of 20 years old he had been following instructions from God, he had heard his voice, and it told him to clean the streets of prostitutes, (Murder case book Vol 1).In order to e stablish the differences between a person suffering from a mental illness and a psychopath (see handout 1) are they mad or just bad. We must take on venire as much information about the individual we are relations with, which did not appear to be the case for Sutcliff. Although Sutcliff is now incarcerated in grudge moor Mental Institution, he was originally incarcerated in Parkhurst Prison, but following an attack by another inmate in March 1984 when he lost sight in one eye and needed unnumbered stitches, his original testimony to appear mad finally became a reality.In order to conclude this discussion one must look at various events which happened to Sutcliff, of which might account for his behaviour and give an insight as to why he committed the crimes he did. As Peter was cockeyed to his mother her embarking on an affair with a policeman left him devastated, could it be that he associated this with the attack he first made in 1969 on a prostitute in Bradford following the row over bills or was it the fact that the man in question was a policeman, Peter as a child was brought up as a catholic whos views on sex might have been the cause for him to attack prostitutes, what made his family ridicule him, his relationship with his siblings could that have had an effect on him, ever so lonely, possible jealousy of no longer having his mother all to himself, the fact he was bullied in school could all of these given him drive and opposition and he wanted to prove something, give himself status. Why was it that although he was warned and it was reported by his wife Sonia that they had a normal sex life, what made him let traces of semen on their bodies and expose them but not have confabulation with them, but not engaging in intercourse could be seen as possibly something that means procreation, he had no children of his own. No reason for this has been reported, peradventure they didnt want them or were unable to have them or was he a psychopath and gi ven the fact that he had seen Sonia suffering with schizophrenia gave him the excuse and reasoning for his behaviour should he ever be caught. whatsoever the case Peter William Sutcliff, aka The Yorkshire Ripper was indeed wicked beyond belief.