Choosea criminal offender from the list below, or one of your choosing, whose criminal behavior was connected to a biological abnormality (physical, psychological, or chemical): Andrea Yates and the...

Choosea criminal offender from the list below, or one of your choosing, whose criminal behavior was connected to a biological abnormality (physical, psychological, or chemical):

• Andrea Yates and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues, including postpartum depression and psychosis, prior to murdering her five children.


• Jeffrey Dahmer and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues prior to murdering 17 men.


• John Wayne Gacy and the documented evidence of psychiatric issues prior to murdering 33 young men and boys.


• Charles Whitmanmurdered 16 people, including his wife and mother. An autopsy suggestedWhitman had abrain tumorpressing on his amygdala, a region of thebraincrucial for emotion and behavioral control.

Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you:

• Summarize the case.


• Discuss the genetic or physiological evidence that supports the notion that biology played a key role in explaining the offender's criminality.


• Researchthe behaviors that constitute psychopathy, and discuss in detail the specific behaviors demonstrated by the offender that align (or not) with behaviors indicative of a psychopathic individual.


• Identify if the positivist perspective applies to your chosen example. Explain your answer.


• Identify if the punishment rendered in your chosen example best supports the classical or neoclassical perspective of crime. Explain your answer.