My group decided to do our research topic on Edward Qein. I was going to go about how he could have been different if he had made something of his life. Instead I will go about my research topic in a different way. I was thinking about going about it in a way that has to deal with money and how much serial killers cost society. It cannot be cheap to have serial killers in society or to keep them in jail. It cost a lot of money to keep them in jail or prison and for legal cost of trials. It cannot be cheap to find them either and do test to see if people are going to go crazy at any time. Doctors and lawyers are expensive and got to be paid so society as a whole has got to pay for them. Meals in jail, shelter in jail, and such stuff cost society to keep such people locked up. It cost society to get the test done for the serial killers to be found sooner than when it’s too late. All this stuff cost and someone has got to pay for it. This is where my accounting will come into it.
Maybe instead of doing a bunch of tests to see if people are going to go crazy at any time (do you want to be tested every year or two?), you could look at the cost of just providing comprehensive care once some warning signs are identified...
ReplyDeleteAre you planning to compare whether it's more expensive to wait until they commit a crime (cost of finding them, trial, forensic work, jail costs, etc.) or to provide treatment early? That would be a really interesting question!