Final Project: Psychological Aspects of Offender Behavior

Final Project: Psychological Aspects of Offender Behavior

By Day 7

Write an 8- to 10-page interview strategy that includes the following:

A summary of the murder case you selected
An analysis of the offender’s personality, including any personality disorders or comorbidity that may be present
An explanation of how aggression, attachment, and empathy factor into the offender’s personality
An explanation of how “state” versus “trait” factors into the case
Recommendations for the interview, including the following:
Selection of the interviewer
Environment of the interview
How to manage the interviewer’s response
Description of how to ask the interview questions
Austin (Tex.). Police Department Records of the Charles Whitman Mass Murder Case

An Inventory of the Collection

Collection Summary

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Police Department

Title: Austin (Tex.). Police Department Records of the Charles Whitman Mass Murder Case

Dates: 1941-2000

Dates (Bulk): 1966

Abstract: Charles Joseph Whitman (1941-1966) was an ex-Marine and student at the University of Texas at Austin who shot and killed 14 people and wounded at least 33 others from the UT Tower observation deck on August 1, 1966. In the early morning hours prior to the UT attack, Whitman also murdered his beloved mother and his wife. Another individual died years later of complications from a gunshot wound inflicted during the UT attack, bringing the total death toll to 17. The collection (1941-2000, undated) documents the Austin Police Department (APD) investigation into the mass murder and is composed of reports generated by APD and other investigating bodies, photographs, negatives, digital images, correspondence, personal writings, notes, and clippings.

Accession number: AR.2000.002

Quantity: 7.25 linear feet (14 boxes)

Location: Archives Stacks, qAR, Outer Vault

Language: English

Repository: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library,

810 Guadalupe, PO Box 2287, Austin, TX 78768