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What is the primary motive reported by female serial offenders for killing children?

A) thrills
B) revenge
C) sexual gratification
D) monetary gain

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Operation Police Lure revealed that which lure was most often used by child abductors/molesters?

A) offering a ride home in their car
B) offering candy or treats
C) inviting the child to have his/her picture taken
D) asking for help

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This was the primary motive for killing children reported by male serial offenders.

Of all children who are murdered each year in the United States, which of the following currently represent the greatest percentage of victims?

Between 1995 and 2004 the cases of serial murder _____.

Of Hickey's 2004 study, nearly _____ percent of the 367 cases (431 offenders) appeared since 1975.

African Americans constitute approximately _____ percent of offenders in the 2004 serial murder study.

Another factor influencing victim selection is the degree of _____ and _____ the offender is able to exert.

This group is referred to by Quinet as the "_____," or missing persons who were never reported as missing and some of whom could easily be victims of serial murder.

Hewitt examined demographic characteristics of victims and offenders in the often-publicized community of "Middletown, U.S.A." (_____) and found the victim-offender relationships to be similar to those in larger cities.

In the case of the Prostitute Murders in California, (2000- 2001) , what was the reason given for the killer to stab the youngest victim nearly 150 times and mutilate her face?

The percentage of victims killed by local offenders between 1975 and 2004 has increased noticeably.

Who first examined victim precipitation in the noted Philadelphia study?

Heterosexual serial killers target gay men how often?

Regarding missing children in the United States _____ account for the greatest percentage of children found alive whereas _____ account for the greatest percentage of children found dead.

Most serial murderers operate in a specific place or general urbanized area.

Female serial murderers killed for shorter periods than their male counterparts.

Murders represent less than _____ percent of all violent crimes in the United States.