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Cold Careers and Occupational Hazards: The Occupational Preferences of Canadian Serial Killers

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dc.contributor.author Ledezma, Christina E.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T07:23:48Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T07:23:48Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Ledezma, Christina E., "Cold Careers and Occupational Hazards: The Occupational Preferences of Canadian Serial Killers" (2018). Masters Theses. 874. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/874 en_US
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/583
dc.description 160 p. ; PDF (Masters Thesis) en_US
dc.description.abstract Serial killing is a dark and complex phenomenon. As researchers have begun to recognize that serial killing exists and interacts within a broad modern context, how these factors affect its occurrence has received more attention. This includes serial killers’ occupational preferences and the influence that occupations have on their offending. However, studies on serial killers’ occupational preferences have been limited to the United States and the United Kingdom. This thesis sought to classify the occupational preferences of 36 Canadian serial killers and subsequently analyze how these occupations may have influenced their offending, both instrumentally and psychologically. According to Canada’s 2016 National Occupational Classification, Canadian serial killers preferred occupations in “Management occupations,” “Sales and services occupations,” and “Trades, transports and equipment operators and related occupations.” Using content analysis on biographical cases of Canadian serial killers, it was proposed that these work environments were the most preferred since they contained occupational elements advantageous for their offending. Specifically, the freedom of movements—typically through a vehicle—the lack of supervision, and the provision of solitude. Hence, Canadian serial killers’ offending was shown to be influenced by a lesser-known contemporary lifestyle factor: occupation. This thesis adds to the greatly under-developed literature on serial killers’ occupational preferences and encourages further exploration for both research and application. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Grand Valley States University en_US
dc.title Cold Careers and Occupational Hazards: The Occupational Preferences of Canadian Serial Killers en_US
dc.title.alternative A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice School of Criminal Justice en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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