Disorganized offender
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In criminology, a disorganized offender, also sometimes called a maniac, is a classification of serial killer
.
The disorganized offender is usually of low-average or below average intelligence. They often have poor work ethic
and are apt to be regularly fired from or reprimanded at work; in the cases where a disorganized offender has a steady work ethic, they work blue collar
jobs or jobs which require little or no use of reasoning or intelligence. They are socially inadequate and possess little or no interpersonal skills
; most disorganized offenders have never married or dated. Although a disorganized offender may claim to be heterosexual, evidence will usually suggest that they are either a virgin or that their sexual conquests have come in relation to a paraphilia
, such as necrophilia
, bestiality, or pedophilia
. Some disorganized offenders have exhibited homosexual tendencies, but in such cases, any homosexual contact they may have had will usually be either as a symbolic act of dominance or as an offshoot of one of their paraphilias.
They most often live alone or with a family member.
Disorganized offenders have an innate fear or anxiety in regards to people, especially strangers, and usually live in a complex delusion that they have constructed in their own mind. Ed Gein
, for example, exhumed the corpses of women whom he believed reminded him of his mother and consumed parts of them because he believed that he could preserve his mother's soul
inside of his own body, going so far as to create a "female suit" made of human flesh that he would wear when assuming his mother's identity.
Disorganized offenders, lacking confidence and the skills necessary to plan a crime, do not venture far from their homes when committing murders. Their victims are either chosen at random or are people they know personally. The murder is violent, brutal, and sadistic
; the disorganized offender uses overkill. A disorganized offender may stab his victim dozens of times even after he or she is dead.
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
.
The disorganized offender is usually of low-average or below average intelligence. They often have poor work ethic
Work ethic
Work ethic is a set of values based on hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in the moral benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. An example would be the Protestant work ethic...
and are apt to be regularly fired from or reprimanded at work; in the cases where a disorganized offender has a steady work ethic, they work blue collar
Blue collar
Blue collar can refer to:*Blue-collar worker, a traditional designation of the working class*Blue-collar crime, the types of crimes typically associated with the working class*A census designation...
jobs or jobs which require little or no use of reasoning or intelligence. They are socially inadequate and possess little or no interpersonal skills
Interpersonal skills
Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as people skills or communication skills. Interpersonal skills involve using skills such as active listening and tone of voice, this include delegation and leadership...
; most disorganized offenders have never married or dated. Although a disorganized offender may claim to be heterosexual, evidence will usually suggest that they are either a virgin or that their sexual conquests have come in relation to a paraphilia
Paraphilia
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
, such as necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
, bestiality, or pedophilia
Pedophilia
As a medical diagnosis, pedophilia is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children...
. Some disorganized offenders have exhibited homosexual tendencies, but in such cases, any homosexual contact they may have had will usually be either as a symbolic act of dominance or as an offshoot of one of their paraphilias.
They most often live alone or with a family member.
Disorganized offenders have an innate fear or anxiety in regards to people, especially strangers, and usually live in a complex delusion that they have constructed in their own mind. Ed Gein
Ed Gein
Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein - July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes...
, for example, exhumed the corpses of women whom he believed reminded him of his mother and consumed parts of them because he believed that he could preserve his mother's soul
Soul
A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...
inside of his own body, going so far as to create a "female suit" made of human flesh that he would wear when assuming his mother's identity.
Disorganized offenders, lacking confidence and the skills necessary to plan a crime, do not venture far from their homes when committing murders. Their victims are either chosen at random or are people they know personally. The murder is violent, brutal, and sadistic
Sadism and masochism
Sadomasochism broadly refers to the receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. The name originates from two authors on the subject, Marquis de Sade and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch...
; the disorganized offender uses overkill. A disorganized offender may stab his victim dozens of times even after he or she is dead.