Alright well I'm doing a research paper for my Correctional Process class. My topic is about serial killer(s). I just need to find information on how police may track them down or why they do not get caught easily. I have been searching all the search engines ( i.e. Google,Yahoo, etc.) couldn't find anything and I also have beeing searching on CourtTV,Wikpedia,CrimeLibrary, etc and still nothing. If anyone knows of any other sites or places I can search or has found anything themselves please let me know. It would be highly appreciated thanks!
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rent the movie citizen x, it is based on a true story about a soviet serial killer and the methods they used to track the killer using fbi techniques , it cited actual issues in tracking serial killers and it was a great movie I think hbo made it and go to ebay or the book store and buy a book on serial killers I had one years ago  and alot of the problem was alot of serial killers are college educated good looking or charming and not the type of person police are looking for, it should not be that difficult to find a real book in the library on ebay or in a book store there might be websites you can visit from the souces cited by whatever book you purchase
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-frz&p=criminology%20degrees%20online
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Try the prison talk forum and ask there.\n\nhttp://www.prisontalk.com\nhttp://prisontalk.com/forums/\n\nDo a search or ask a question, and you might get what you need.. Good luck as this was the only resource I could think of for you.
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Everything said before is right.  But consider\n(1) Are these people in county jail (typically for sentences for less than a year), in state prison (typically for sentences in state court for more than a year) or federal prison (typically for sentences in FEDERAL court for offenses).\n(2) If you do not know, start with the federal locator that someone has linked to above( because it's nationwide) and if you have no luck, then try your state system.
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Think of people that work IN prisons, in the armed forces, security, in law enforcement, etc. I'm less worried about people who are known to have killed than I am about the serial murderers who are still uncaught....you know, the quiet ones who are "the people next door"\n\nOK, I watch a LOT of Law & Order and CSI!
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I almost don't want  to respond to this because you may not like the answer but have been in many similar circumstances myself.  First off I imagine that you do have a title, registartion and reciepts for any purchases regarding this matter?  Secondly you have to ask, what would you do in this situation, if you were trying to steal someones Bass boat.   First off I would not keep it at my house were a cop could show up and find it easily.  You need to figure out who their true friends are and check out their properties.  If you find it; do not confront that person, keep on driving and call the cops immediatly.  If that doesn't work you have to figure they may have already scratched off the serial number and tried to sell it filing for a lost title or something along the lines of that.  Depending how expensive it was and how much time you have to spend on this you might want to hire a private investigator they often times; if you find the right one, will have better luck than the police will in many matters.  Also you need to save all threatining e-mails and letters because freedoom of speach if one thing but a direct threat is not.  If all else fails you need to catch them on video breaking a law serious enough for bad consiquences and maybe a little black mail is in line.  Or just plant a bunch of drugs on them carefully and calll the cops.  The law is blind and really doesn't help that many people out, keep that in mind.  There is a reason why they did this it is because they figured they could get away with it.  If you do hire a private eye keep all bills and records for any time and money  lost because if they do find it you can go after the thieves for this money.  All I can say is hopefully your boat is in the same state still because if these people were smart they would have left behind no evidence and with no evidence you have nothing to stand on just like the cop said.  Good luck and if you get creative with these people and do something on your own be very carefull because remember the law is blind.
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An interesting question.  \n\nTalk shows find them because:\n\nA) It's not illegal to go on TV and admit to being a drug dealer.  Can't be arrested for it, can't be prosecuted for it, and certainly won't go to jail for it.  Plus..there's a bonus: you get paid for it.\n\nB) People who want to enjoy the benefits of the above might well claim to be a drug dealer when in fact they aren't currently dealing, or never did.  How many talk shows have been exposed in the past for questionable guests?\n\nC) As the other poster said, it's not like they're hard to find.  And once they've been found, there's really no reason for them to deny being a dealer to some talk show producer or staffer...it's not like the producer or staffer is going to arrest them, is it?\n\nD) Probably more, but it's silly to continue.  \n\nWhy can't cops find them?\n\n1) They can.  I've been a cop for 19 years now, and I have *never* seen someone in my jurisdiction get arrested for dealing where I didn't already know they were.  So you need to remember that there's a real difference between knowing who they are and where they are, versus being able to develop enough probable cause to arrest them.  Stop and think about all the things you *know* to be true in your heart, yet if you had to prove them true in a court of law, you could not.\n\n2) Drug dealers generally don't do their dealing in front of the police.  At least not in front of people they know or suspect to be the police.  Hard to know if the guy on the corner is a drug dealer, male prostitute, or dentist if all he's doing is standing there.  \n\n3)  Cops generally don't have the same kind of money and resources available to them like talk shows do, to locate drug dealers.  A cop can't walk up to someone on the corner, slip them a twenty, and tell them to point out the closest dealer.  \n\nAnd while it's true that the "big fish" are more attractive targets perhaps, nobody should assume that the police have no interest in street-level dealers.  It's those idiots who often rat out their suppliers...the bigger dealers and the manufacturers/distributors.  \n\nAnd no, the police can't find "them all" because the minute one dealer is arrested, two more step in to take his place.  Then, because we truly operate the finest justice system in the world, these guys dealing dope to your kids are often out of jail in less than a week.  You'd be a fool to believe that they stop dealing, just because they've been arrested and are waiting trial.
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Call the state level of FBI...if there is no response, go higher.  Happened to me when a guy was stealing mail from mine and other mailboxes.  The locals wouldn't do anything.  I called the post office, postal inspector, and the postal inspector caught the guy on film.  Still, the locals wouldn't do anything, so I called the DA and told him that the guy had been caught on film, and the DA did some serious leaning on the Sheriff's department.  Local people are sometimes lazy, or they are good friends with other locals, so get someone leaning on them, and they start cooperating quickly.
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If I were you, my first step would be to call victim services department of your local law enforcement.  They can better guide you through the maze of government.  By statute, this information has to be in the public domain, which means it is easily accessible, but they are not required to notify you.  \n\nUsually, there is a parole officer following someone out of prison for this type of crime.  Is there any way of locating that person.\n\nIn the meantime, document all activities and people you feel might constitute infraction.  Also, there is no law against you telling all your neighbors, as well as schools/daycares nearby.  \n\nIf all else fails, go to the press, muckrakers that they are.
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I think it would be very interesting. I am fascinated about the mental status of serial killers and I really do wish there was more information about them. I, too, do not agree with anything they do nor do I think they deserve anything but the worst punishment - but I think sometimes we need to know more about the events leading up to the fact in order to perhaps prevent it in the future or at least answer some questions.\n\nGood luck!
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A very high percentage of the people in prison today, were once the little boys you are talking about.  (I worked at a state Corrections - head office - dealt with the Division Directors).\n\nYou might want to go to: http://www.csom.org/  This is the federal government's Center for Sex Offender Management.\n\n While inmates overall have a recycle rate of about 30%, sex offenders repeat at about 60%.  A few years ago, CSOM did a study of sex offenders which concluded that on average, a unsupervised sex offender sexually abused somebody every 8 days.  Sadly, they have learned to get a sexual release by abusing somebody.\n\nVery few people who go this route are able to stop.  What can - or should - be done with them?  Release them back into a unsuspecting society?  Lock them up for life - and then send low paid prison guards in to break up their fights - and by killing a guard the inmate becomes a prison hero?  Or do we execute these people, and take the money that would have been spent putting them in prison and use it to provide mental health services to young kids who have been abused - so they avoid becoming the next generation of abusers?\n\nIts not a easy question - and there are no easy answers.  But to me, the best answer that is available today, is to have people on-line who pose as young kids and if somebody goes after them - then the authorities should step in and prosecute the predator.\n\nSome states will have the offender serve prison time and when their sentence is up - have them declared mentally insane so they can be held longer.   I can see the reason for this, but it really gives me a peek at Orwell's 1984 life.
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I don't recommend any of the serial killer movies like "Dahmer", "Gein", "Henry", "Night Stalker", or any other movie you could easily find in the drama section of a video rental store. Look for a documentary, or check your TV listings.\n\n'The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers' by Michael Newton and 'The A - Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers' by Harold Schechter are two very good books for reference on specific serial killers. The first lists a large variety, while the second is mainly the more well-known.
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ok heres my answer.  and i would also request that you actually read the whole thing before moving on to the next.  first of all i think you are an insensitive prick.  you think we should just kill every person that doesnt meet your high standards.  that is inhumane, actually that is insane.  especially for any felony.  did you know that you can recieve a  felony for speeding?  so you should be executed for being in a big ass hurry to get to work.  peeps make mistakes.  sounds like you did too.  x is fun but illeagal and dangerous.  what if you got pulled over before popping and the cops found it?  that is a felony.  bang your dead.  i have a felony and i take offense to your statement.  i realize i made a mistake and i took immediate actions to correct my mistakes from reoccuring in the future.  i got busted with an oz and a half of mexican dirt weed.  class four felony.  i was also into meth and x and acid and shrooms and pretty much all the drugs i could ingest.  i saw my life going down hill and the cops helped me realize it.  so i went to treatment and havent touched the stuff in two years.  I WAS GIVEN A CHANCE TO REHABILLATATE AND LEARNED MY LESSON.  the correctional and judicial systems purpose is to help people in general, wheather they are criminals or honest citizens.  they help a lot of people by giving them another chance but watching them closely.  i understand where you are comming from however.  i have friends in prison who have commited offenses time after time and dont learn.  but do i want them dead? no.  they deserve the same as you and i.  i do believe that certain offenses do deserve death.  killers have no remorse, otherwise they wouldnt have commited the act.
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I Googled "arizona prison look up" and came up with the link.\nGood luck!
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In all honesty if you can't find photos specifically of those areas by looking up those key words (blunt trauma penetrating crime force) then the next step may be going into a major university or community college and looking in their criminal justice and law section.  Or maybe if you have a major library you can ask the librarian for reference books on crime.\n\nYou say this is a project, but what is the project trying to prove?  After all, if you're trying to disprove a crime, you need the evidence revolving around the trial.  If you're looking to be gory you can find all you're looking for on some of the links sent in the above messages.  After that I know quite a few but shan't elaborate here as I don't think they're appropriate for students/children under 18.  \n\nIf you're sure you're mature then try sites that have medical crime photos and analysis.  Or contact your local police department's PIO (Public Information Officer) and maybe they can lead you in the right direction.  For that you might need a Parent to control what you see; after all you are asking for something quite awful.  I know if you were my child I would want to know the importance of this subject, and were it your teacher's suggestion, we'd have a LONG talk with your principal.\n\nAnd if you're a college student, shame on you - do you own research!\n\nGood luck & God Bless!\n\n\nJaime
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Hi,\n I know how to find your friend and how to find out what prison he is in...\n First go to google and type in any prison that you know the name of.\n Then after you type in the name of any prison...that prison website will show up on your screen.\n Click on the button to the right side of the screen that says: offender search.\n  Then be sure to scroll down and click on the "I accept these terms and conditions" button. (be sure to read it throughly before you click on anything, since its a prison website)\n After you click on "I accept the terms and conditions" button,  Then...\n Type in all the info that you know about your friend (Name, age, sex, and anything else) in the spaces provided. include as much info as you can.\n A screen will pop-up with your friends info on it...click on your friends name at the botton of the screen and more info will be given on him on the next screen.\n This screen will now give you, your friends info. It will list what prison he/she is in as well as the reason why he/she is serving time. \n It will also tell you all the info that was recorded on him at the time that he/she was picked-up by the police (or whoever it is that picked him/her up) \n I hope that I just helped you to find your friend...Good luck!\n\nPS...remember to read the terms and conditions carefully before you click on the "submit" button...its important!!
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I know, isn't that just a dumb fu**** up policy? I mean, what about people who commit serious violent crimes, like rape and murder? They could be convicted, do some time, go on parole, get rehabbed, and get money to get a college degree... Seriously, the application doesn't even ask.\n\nAnyway, if the information you have presented is accurate and you are as sincere as you sound, I definitely encourage you to keep asking people about this (although I realize you may not want to reveal this to people) to get more info and to build support and also advocate for yourself via all the avenues available to you and then some. Good luck!