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Katiyana Holloway 4/10/17 Comp II Dr. Layne Born a serial killer? Not possible. Imagine a world where there were no serial killers and the countless lives that could be saved. We should know why these serial killers commit such heinous acts of violence. This knowledge would help to better understand serial killers and bring the mortality rate down. It has been established through research and experiments that one’s social environment and upbringing affects their criminal behavior. Coyne states, â€Å"environmental variables work together to cause problem behavior.† (34) Interpreting that these killers usually have something happen in their life, usually when they are younger, and experiencing negative effects of nurture. Some of these†¦show more content†¦Sieglar wrote that, â€Å"conducting oneself with criticism or disregarding the sorrow or anger from a child communicating that their feelings are not valid or appropriate can cause children to be even more prone to those negative emotions and les s able to cope with stress.† (Siegler et. al) Therefore, children who do not get to express their feelings are more likely to have an accumulation of negativity from childhood. A person could have numerous negative accumulations leading them to express themselves negatively by killing people. Soon enough murders have occurred and they are now known as serial killers. Dodge states that, â€Å"not punishing or disciplining children when they are wrong can have a negative result on that child.† (Dodge et.al) This is important because the child, without receiving any consequences in their life, would find such disciplinary actions acceptable and feel as though they would not be punished. Another key point is, serial killers can be raised through a rough household possibly experiencing child abuse. Some of the child abuse is viewed as neglect or physical abuse and can cause major damage to the child. Neglect is one of the worst things that can happen to a child. Neglect is w hen a child receives a lack of attention and or care. Child neglection can have results that lead to children seeking for missing attention elsewhere which could lead to violent crimes such as murder. Neglection can also make someone feel a state