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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked Duane to leave when the women decided to go to bed after a long night of partying?

2. Where was the killer living at the time that the police caught up with him?

3. Who was the person that was responsible for changing the troubles of law enforcement, according to Ressler?

4. What did Ressler get to review, though he decided that it wasn't from the killer?

5. The women in Columbus were being strangled with their own ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about the Dahmer cases, according to Ressler's findings?

2. What is needed in order to create a valuable and effective profile for a criminal?

3. What are stranger crimes which seemed to be on the rise after 1980?

4. Why are some killers able to pass polygraph tests, even though they are guilty of their crimes?

5. How would Harvey Glatman find his victims, according to the book?

6. How do criminals attempt to prevent police officers from finding out what they have done and their identity?

7. What were some of the qualities of Gacy that made him appear to be the least likely person to kill anyone?

8. Why did many crime fighting units not feel that profiling was helpful in investigations?

9. Why was one of the suspects in the Bozeman, Montana, case let go, even though he fit the profile?

10. Who does Ressler arrange to have available during a seminar for his new crime fighting unit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Organized and disorganized killers were described by Ressler, in order to help people without psychology backgrounds understand serial killers.

Part 1: Do you think the terms organized and disorganized are appropriate?

Part 2: How do you think agents could be trained in the art of profiling without having to obtain a psychology degree?

Part 3: Why do you think Ressler decided that organized and disorganized killers were the only two categories?

Essay Topic 2

Many serial killers share the trait of having dysfunctional family backgrounds.

Part 1: How do you think one's upbringing could cause a person to become a serial killer?

Part 2: How do you explain the idea that some people from imperfect family backgrounds do not go out and kill people?

Part 3: Do you think all families have some sort of dysfunction?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the serial killers who are disorganized tend to have mental illnesses that cause them to take actions they might not otherwise take.

Part 1: Do you think mental illness is to blame for serial killing?

Part 2: How do you think people with mental diseases should be treated when they are convicted of crimes?

Part 3: Are people with mental illnesses to blame for what they have done?

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