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Criminal Justice: Dennis Rader
Dennis Rader, similar to most serial murderers was a psychopath. The term is used for individuals who lack the sense of emotions, and quite a number of times, destroy lives to satisfy their excitement. They feel that killing can provide solutions to their personal issues. Also, the condition arises from torture due to traumatizing relationships during early stages of life (Larsson, Henrik and Paul. pg. 221). An expression of how this could happen would be if Rader’s father was a man of abuses. The case of BTK was, however, a situation that was beyond the ordinary nature
The theory that suited Rader’s condition is the Psychopathic Personality Theory. It is the uncontrolled excitement that is mainly found in self-centered people, it is displayed in their personality via their egocentric culture. Psychopaths are arrogant in their typical nature. Additionally, they exhibit extreme ego that denies them a sense of modesty. They are considered to be boastful; showing every achievement they have had and managing instances of failures very poorly. Besides, they are people who do not accept disagreements positively, since their level of arrogance does not allow them to understand why anyone cannot accept their side of view. One of the persistent traits exhibited in Rader was his crave for excitement which always prompted him to carry out his killings. Summarily, the theory is a product of matters within the brain of the affected individual (Mobbs et al.

, pg 248).
With no records about trauma from his childhood, it may be true that Dennis was birthed with a poorly functioning thalamus, making him sense no emotions whatsoever. This is probably the likely response, as the thalamus has been associated with Oppressive Compulsive disorder abbreviated as OCD. A defective thalamus would simplify his oppressive attitude that he showed on many of the victims. It is scientifically manifested that immediately the Orbital Frontal Complex relays signals of worry to the thalamus, a patient’s brain has a criteria of breaking down the information so that the thalamus does not become over reactive. On the other hand, in any case the thalamus is affected; it will take no action to the system, making one to have random and non-thoughtful actions that are related to OCD. In the case of Rader, his behaviorism is best explained by the states of his last murders. He started having an obsession with every individual he came across, stalking them each day and strategizing about their routines. He carried his research on the victims for several months and did the best he could in ensuring the success of his killing events (Larsson, Henrik and Paul., pg 221).
The most probable perception for Dennis is that he was compulsive. Nevertheless, certain aspects fall under narcissist behavior. If he had a Narcissist Personality Disorder, the chances of him being pampered by his parents during his childhood are high. Again, this might not be the case since he did not ever show his desire for negative fame until in his late days of killing. An instance is after he killed the entire family of Otero when he was highly tensed by the results. Besides, Dennis was so fearful of publicity that made him endure patience before he could commit another murder despite his yearning moods. However, the fear of being found gradually faded with every successful murder that he did. There are again reasons to believe that the man had a negligible case of narcissism. The initial one was revealed by the way he reacted after the anniversary of Otero’s murder case was put on Wichita paper, a scenario that was accompanied by the novel dubbed “TBK the murderer.” Subsequently, Dennis became excited by the new publications. Additionally, he was furious that he was not allowed a chance to narrate his story, and that it was manipulated inaccurately. To strike back, he began giving his side, telling the story bit by bit, with witnesses’ accounts and graphic depictions of the actual acts. The second reason that explains why he had narcissism is his admittance and confessions with no mark of denial at the trial chamber. He aimed at narrating the entire story to make the whole world grasp information about his previous incidences (Mobbs et al., pg 246).
Similarly, Dennis could be considered as a sociopath. Still, this condition is linked to the thalamus becoming defective. If the state o the thalamus is so, then it means that emotions are not properly spread in the entire brain; making one to be under pressure from tormenting situations. From the norm social standpoint, an individual must begin as a child. Since Dennis was a staunch believer in Christ; he must have taken so much time to the convent. This could result in limited socialization and hence suffocation for a teenager, making him to feel enclosed by strictness. His inferiority feelings or religious dominance may have established a unique murderous desire in him. With defective brain to work along with his sense of inferiority, he must have depended a lot on his emotions for his actions. Also, this may have been the cause of his uncontrolled sexual urge. Combined with his obsessive culture, it assisted his sexual imaginations to subdue him (Larsson, Henrik and Paul., pg 221).
Works Cited
Mobbs, Dean, et al. “Law, responsibility, and the brain.” Downward causation and the Neurobiology of Free Will. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. 243-260.print.
Larsson, Henrik, Henrik Andershed, and Paul Lichtenstein. “A genetic factor explains most of the variation in the psychopathic personality.” Journal of abnormal psychology 115.2 (2006): 221.print.