DISSERTATION ON CRIMINOLOGY

SYNOPSIS

BY - SAURAV JOON

TOPIC: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH

RELATED TO THE CRIMINAL MIND OF SERIAL
KILLERS

RESEARCH PROPOSITION:

Research has shown an increase in the amount of murders that

have occurred in the second half of the twentieth century with
a trend that is destined to continue. The field of psychology
and law continues to search for a pattern of behaviour that can
help the mental health field in identifying characteristics of
serial murderers through interviews and evaluation.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:

The purpose of the study will be to provide a review and
critical analysis of the research and literature related to the
known patterns of behaviour of serial murderers and to
examine aspects of the criminal mind related to serial
murderers and share the findings with professionals in the
field of forensic psychology.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES:

 To examine research related to the history of serial

murder in Delhi and the India.

 To compare the past trends of serial murder to the

present trends of serial murder.

 To review research related to the evaluation of the

criminal mind of serial murderers.

 To examine the different types of murder to include

single victims versus multiple victims committed by
adult males and adult females.

 To identify patterns in behavioral characteristics of serial

murderers to aide in further future research on the topic.

CHAPTERIZATION:
CHAPTER ONE –

 INTRODUCTION
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

 DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO –

 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

CHAPTER THREE –

 ANALYSIS
 CONCLUSION
 RECOMMENDATION

NAME - SAURAV JOON

CLASS – IX-C

ROLL NO. - 16717703814