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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. Years of experience and good __________ are needed in order to create a strong profile for a killer.

2. A professor in _________ began to create a computer network to help solve murders more easily.

3. The killer, in his staging, said that he would kill a ___________ until the police were able to solve the murder.

4. What did the police find when they finally caught up to Duane, which caused Ressler to be brought into the case?

5. What was Duane Samples' job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Ressler point out to Yorkshire police when he listened to the tape of the killer?

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

6. What happened to Duane after he left the house after being with Diane and Fran?

7. What was Glatman's claim about the women whom he eventually killed?

8. What were Duane, Diane, and Fran doing at the apartment before the brutal murder?

9. What was the criminal act that took place in Columbus, Georgia, where staging took place as well?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Since profiling is more of an art than a science, it has been dismissed by many in the past for not being helpful.

Part 1: Do you think profiling is a good way to catch criminals? Explain your reasoning.

Part 2: In what ways is profiling the best way to catch a killer?

Part 3: How do you think profiling has affected the way that law enforcement deals with criminals?

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

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?

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