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    The document summarizes information from two sources about gender trends in homicide. The first source is from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and provides statistics showing that males are usually the offenders and victims of homicide. It also shows changing trends from 1976 to 2005. The second source is an excerpt from a book about the differences between male and female serial killers. It notes that female serial killers are seen as an oxymoron but that their motives are less likely to involve sex. Their methods also tend to be more silent, such as using poison or suffocation.

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    The document summarizes information from two sources about gender trends in homicide. The first source is from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and provides statistics showing that males are usually the offenders and victims of homicide. It also shows changing trends from 1976 to 2005. The second source is an excerpt from a book about the differences between male and female serial killers. It notes that female serial killers are seen as an oxymoron but that their motives are less likely to involve sex. Their methods also tend to be more silent, such as using poison or suffocation.

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    The document summarizes information from two sources about gender trends in homicide. The first source is from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and provides statistics showing that males are usually the offenders and victims of homicide. It also shows changing trends from 1976 to 2005. The second source is an excerpt from a book about the differences between male and female serial killers. It notes that female serial killers are seen as an oxymoron but that their motives are less likely to involve sex. Their methods also tend to be more silent, such as using poison or suffocation.

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    Source One Homicide Trends in the US (trends in gender) by the Bureau of Justice Statistics http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/gender.

    cfm Summary: This web article includes all different kinds of graphs and statistics on male and female homicides. Different percentages help show how males are usually the offender and the victim of a homicide. There is a graph that shows the trend of male and female serial has changed from 1976-2005. In addition, more percentages show the preference of how the male and female serial killers committed the homicide. The most used weapon of a male serial killer is a gun whereas the most used weapon for a female serial killer is poison. The majority of the time the relationship of a male serial killer and his victim is unknown whereas the majority of the time the relationship of a female serial killer and her victim is her spouse. Credentials: This research was done by the FBI from the Supplementary Homicide reports and was reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, and publishes information of criminal justice statistics. The Bureau of Justice Statistics is also considered to be the Primary source of criminal justice statistics. This website should be trusted because it is a government based and funded statistical website. Source Two Female Serial Killers: Silent but Deadly an excerpt of The Human Equation by Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-equation/201205/female-serial-killers Summary: This excerpt of the book The Human Equation helps explain the basic differences between male and female serial killers. The author goes on to tell how the term female serial killer is seen as an oxymoron to most people. Her excerpt also tells how sexual activities between a female serial killer and her victim are unlikely because sexual activity is not usually a female serial killers motive. Also, she talks about how female serial killers are more likely to use poison or suffocation as their usual methods, more silent methods; hence where she got the term silent but deadly. Credentials: Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.- Joni E. Johnston is a clinical/ forensic psychologist and is also a licensed private investigator. This means she hasnt just studied and wrote about these things but she has also experienced them first hand by doing the field work. She is also the author of the Complete Idiots Guide to Psychology 4th edition.

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