Final Project Assignment: Charles Manson (Criminal Justice)

Charles Manson
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Overview
Human behavior is one that is filled with intrigue and is a constant wonder. This would explain the level of intensity and interest that has gone into studying the human behavior over the centuries. Some of the earlier methods of achieving this goal could have been considered inhumane. However, much of the studies in the earlier years were conducted with very limited information on human behavior and thus most of the approaches took on trial and error methods, some of which were plainly gruesome. Of the many studies that have been conducted on human behavior, much of the interest had been sparked by the deviant behaviors with the humans in the society (Hegger, 2016). This is relative to the fact that there were those behaviors that would have been considered to be out of the norm even in the earlier societies. One of the aspects that still drives most of the research when it comes to human behavior deviance. Some of the people have the ability to commit some of the most horrendous acts and still act and live a normal life. Criminal behavior is one of the most studies human aspects relative to the potential that humans have shown over the centuries for evil and at the same time good deeds. This further raises the question why some of the people are inherently criminal, while others have a rather humane character. The main debate that still lingers on the human behavior is between nature and nurture. There are question on whether genetics are responsible for the level of inhumane acts some of the people are able to commit, or whether this simply related to the environment that the persons in question have been exposed to growing up (Hegger, 2016).
One such person that has been intrigue to the American society is Charles Manson (Biography.com, 2016). This is a criminal that has become a household name and one that I received with both hate and awe. There literally hundreds of books that have borrowed from his life and acts of crime along with psychology behind it. There are number of films and art forms across the globe that reflect the character of a person who came to be known as one of the most ruthless killers of his time, with twist to the entire element of being a serial killer. Manson who is still serving in prison, was born on 12th November 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio (Biography.com, 2016). He was born to a 16 year old mother who was a prostitute. Her mother got married to William Manson but their union did not last and young Manson had to be placed in a boys’ school. His mother at the time did not want him and so he ended up on the streets doing petty crimes to survive. Much of his early life was thus modeled through crime and time spent behind bars. Although he fathered a few children he was never around to take care of them.
Other than the petty crimes where he would be caught stealing from people and cars, he was also involved in a series of murders. He was able to manipulate his followers to commit crimes for him. This is especially the case with some of the murders that took place in the 60s (Biography.com, 2016). He was able to convince his followers that he had a vision which he would share with them. He had a strong believe in ...