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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. A _________ who was a serial killer was apprehended because of the new system, according to the book.

2. Monte Rissell was a serial _________ who was put into a mental hospital after committing his crimes.

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

4. What did Crutchley take from the woman that he raped, drinking copious amounts of it?

5. What did Duane say he asked one of the women to do or else he would kill her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was difficult about law enforcement agencies before the 1980s?

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

3. What was the act of staging that Ressler pointed out to the local officials?

4. What happened during a seminar that Ressler was giving on Rissell?

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

6. Whom did Ressler hope to educate in terms of dealing with serial killers properly?

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

8. Why does Duane and his legal team want the sentence commuted?

9. What is the book that Ressler helped with in order to ensure it was properly written to show the reality of serial killers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The question of whether serial killers are born or made is one that comes up for Ressler.

Part 1: Do you think serial killers are born or made? Why?

Part 2: What would it mean if it were discovered that serial killers are made?

Part 3: What would it mean if it were proven that all serial killers are born the way they are?

Essay Topic 3

Serial killers often admit to their crimes once they are caught.

Part 1: Do you think some serial killers want to be caught by police?

Part 2: How do you think serial killers might increase their chances of being caught?

Part 3: What would it mean to a serial killer to not be caught by police?

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