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Armita Johnson Sociology 4-26-2011

Gerdes, Louise. Serial killers. Series in Contemporary issues companion.San Diego: Greenhaven Press, c2000. Louise I. Gerdes is a published author, and editor of young adult books. She has also written several other books. The overview of the book is to educate the audience of young adults about the characteristics of a serial killer and how they are perceived in society. Throughout the book Gerdes is not arguing or taking any position she is simply supplying evidence for the traits and lifestyles of serial killers. She does however acknowledge that the media tends to exaggerate the stigma of a serial killer, causing society to have a one mind set on what a serial killer is like. The author provides information on serial different cases where victims were murdered by serial killers. When doing so Gerdes elaborates on how each case was different, this illustrates how serial killers are individuals and cannot always be labeled with the same characteristics. This source is helpful for my research in the way that the author constantly uses examples of how characteristics change within serial killers.

Armita Johnson Sociology 5-10-2011 Vronsky, Peter. //Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters//. New York: Penguin Group, 2004. //Google Book Search//. Web. 10 May 2011. .

Vronsky, the writer of two books illustrate a novel that goes into the ins and outs of serial killers. The book gives an overview of the traits and life styles of serial killers as a whole. It provides information that relates to my thesis in the way that serial killers are categorized in many different ways but over time they have evolved, making it harder to identify them as society moves forward. The intended audience would be anyone interested in learning about serial killers, mad murders, etc. Though the author does not show any biased views or argues only one point, he is not for the media glamorizing serial killers yet some may see his book as doing just that. Vronsky novel is different from others because as it gives and over view of serial killers it also provides background information from a personal stand point, due to his personal encounters with them in the past. media type="custom" key="9368588"

Works Cited Godwin, Maurice G. //Hunting Serial Predators//. N.p.: Jones and Bartlett, 2008. N. pag. //Google Book Search//. Web. 10 May 2011. . The book provides information on various topics pertaining to criminals in general. The one section of the book relates to how serial killers are often seen by investigators. The author does not hold an exact position except to provide information on how serial killers go through the justice system before being caught. The author provides statics and a graph to illustrate his main points of how they are seen.