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Violent Crimes

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For this paper, you will replicate an exercise related to the Aileen Wuornos case that was first mentioned in Chapter 5 and then was repeated in Chapters 6-8. Instead of the Wuornos case, however, you'll conduct research and profile a different case of your choosing. The crime(s) committed can be from any of the crime typologies in Chapters 9-15. Instructions: 1. Choose what crime typology from Chapters 9-15 that you want to profile. 2. Find a case related to that crime in which there was enough publicity to provide detailed information about the crime itself as well as the perpetrator's personal history. 3. Choose a theory from the textbook that would explain why the perpetrator committed the crime. 4. Explain the theory as you understand it. 5. Apply the theory to the case. You may find it helpful to re-read "Applying Theory 5.1" on page 134 and a summarized example application on page 137. Your research paper falls under the category of a **student paper under APA guidelines EXCEPT I'm not requiring an abstract. That means you'll have a title page, 3-5 pages for the body of the paper, and a reference page.
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