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Statistically speaking, the majority of mass murderers and serial killers in the U.S. are white/male. According to Fox and Levin (2012), the perpetrators of mass murder are more likely to be older, white and male than the perpetrators of other types of homicides.
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mass Murderers in the United States | Christopher A.D. Charles - Academia.edu
Similarly, serial killers are also predominantly white and male:
This study examines the possibility that the traditional of masculinity in the U.S. and a crisis of male identity plays a role in mass murders and serial killings by white males.
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mass Murderers in the United States | Christopher A.D. Charles - Academia.edu
I thought I'd post it and let people read it, and then maybe we could discuss it.
It's an interesting read.
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mass Murderers in the United States | Christopher A.D. Charles - Academia.edu
Similarly, serial killers are also predominantly white and male:
http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/5396_Fox_Final_Pages_Chapter_3.pdf (page 37)Table 3.1 displays the demographic characteristics of serial killers based
on the database of 558 offenders operating in the United States since 1900.
Overall, 86% of the killers are male and 82% are white. In terms of age, 41%
began killing in their 20s and another 29% started murdering in their 30s, with
an average of just over 30, an age distribution much older than murderers in
general. It is quite rare for a teenager or young adult to have acquired an insatiable
taste for murder. It is equally uncommon for such a youthful offender to
have developed the level of skill and cunning needed to carry out a prolonged
career of killing without being caught after one or two murders or attempted
murders.
This study examines the possibility that the traditional of masculinity in the U.S. and a crisis of male identity plays a role in mass murders and serial killings by white males.
Hegemonic Masculinity and Mass Murderers in the United States | Christopher A.D. Charles - Academia.edu
I thought I'd post it and let people read it, and then maybe we could discuss it.
It's an interesting read.