Serial murder, which is defined as “the unlawful killing of two or more victims, by the same offenders, in separate events” ( Lubaszka and Shon, 2013, p. 1), is a term that American society has become very familiar with. At middle age, parents begin to teach their children not to talk to strangers in hopes of protecting them from the potential evil that our world has to offer, but what if I told you that the serial killer is not maybe not always the scary man who drives a van and offers candy? Our society, like most things, has stigmatized serial killers. While not all implicit labels are wrong, this stigma leaves us vulnerable to the hidden deviance that lurks behind us, in sheep's clothing. During this analysis, I will discuss and expand on the work of Christine Lubaszka and Phillip Shon, “The Notion of Victim Selection, Risk, and Offender Behavior in Health Care-Related Serial Murders.” My assessment will consist of an in-depth description of Lubaszka and Shon's article, followed by a brief critique explaining how their work relates to other forms of deviance, social control and the material studied in this course, as well as stating some of the disadvantages. and benefits of the authors' work and suggestions for future researchers. Nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals symbolize the people we seek out in times of need, but in the article "Reconceptualizing the Notion of Victim Selection, Risk, and Offender Behavior in Serial Murders in the Context health care”, we discover a new type of monster. Lubaszka and Shon define healthcare serial killers as “any healthcare professional or worker who intentionally kills two or more patients in a healthcare setting for reasons unrelated to pity, euthanasia, or ass of a doctor... middle of paper. .....cal theories learned this semester, such as labeling theory and social control theory, made it possible to find limitations in previous work. Although the contradictory forms of murder have similarities, it is becoming clear that healthcare serial killers have gone unnoticed due to their misinterpreted categorization. To address this issue, Lubaszka and Shon suggest future researchers evaluate serial killers in healthcare with their recent findings in mind. Works Cited Goode, E. (2011). Constructionist perspectives on deviance. Deviant behavior (ninth edition ed., ). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc. Lubaszka, CK and Shon, PC (2013). Reconceptualizing victim selection, risk, and offender behavior in health care-related serial murders. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 3(1), 65-78. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20093821311307776