Psychology of criminal conduct: A case study

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Amra Ahsan and Rimjhim Vasher (Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Research on violent television, films, music, books and magazines reports evasive evidence that media violence increases the probability of aggressive and violent behavior in case of both immediate and long term conditions. This article describes the case of an infamous rapist Theodore Robert Bundy also known as Ted Bundy which illustrated the role of high risk sexual fantasies in his case. Although his fantasies played a pivotal role in selecting a victim, planning an offence and, nevertheless, coping mechanism, other factors, such as psychopathy, pornography, sexual sadism, compulsion to kill and victims’ availability are as well important to explain Bundy’s case. After studying his criminal method, motive and behavior, he was placed in the category of anger excitation type of rapist. Implication to further use this study as a reference for future studies on rapists and pornography.