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5 pages in length. Ted Bundy may truly have been the slickest of all killers. He taught FBI officials more about the inner workings of a serial killer than any other of his kind; Bundy would regularly counsel agents on the correct places to look for other murderers who followed his method of operation. Time and time again, he correctly predicted where the killers would resurface, which most often was one of the original crime scenes to relive the experience and look for token souvenirs. When the student examines the sociological aspects of Bundy's persona, it is with relative ease that his deviant behavior can be applied to the theory of differential association based upon Stephen G. Michaud's account in The Only Living Witness : The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of his kind; Bundy would regularly counsel agents on the correct places to look for other murderers who followed his method of operation. Time and time again, he correctly
predicted where the killers would resurface, which most often was one of the original crime scenes to relive the experience and look for token souvenirs. When the student examines
the sociological aspects of Bundys persona, it is with relative ease that his deviant behavior can be applied to the theory of differential association based upon Stephen G. Michauds account
in The Only Living Witness : The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy. "In some respects, a prison is a hothouse. The inmates vegetate like exotic
flora. They lead orderly lives, consume a balanced diet, and are protected in their isolation from many contagious diseases and the majority of the modern worlds everyday threats to
psychic well being. Much more sinister forces shape them...." (Michaund et al PG). Proposed in 1939 by criminologist Edwin Sutherland, the theory
of differential association asserts that criminal behavior is learned through social interaction. Applying this theory to The Only Living Witness will provide the student with a significantly better understanding
of what fueled Bundys murderous desire, as well as the fundamental factors behind its existence in the first place. The student will want to begin by presenting the nine
components of Sutherlands differential association theory, which state that: (1) Criminal behavior is learned (2) Criminal behavior is learned in interaction with other persons in a process of
communication (3) The learning of criminal behavior occurs principally within intimate personal groups (4) The learning includes techniques of committing the crime and the specific direction of motives,
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