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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255267803321

Autore

Daniszewska Agnieszka

Titolo

Serial Homicide : Profiling of Victims and Offenders for Policing / / by Agnieszka Daniszewska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-40054-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (99 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Policing, , 2194-6213

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminology

Forensic psychology

Criminology and Criminal Justice, general

Forensic Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Phenomenon of Serial Murder -- Chapter 2: Perpetrators of Serial Murder from the Criminological Perspective. The Conditioning of Criminals, Motives for their Actions, Typology -- Chapter 3: Victims of Serial Murder. Cause and Effect in the Victim-Perpetrator Relationship -- Chapter 4: Case Studies of Famous Serial Killers -- Chapter 5: Prosecuting and Evidencing Crimes. Possible Measures to Counteract Serial Murder More Effectively -- Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

This Brief provides an overview and history of the definition of serial homicide, from the perspectives of psychology, medicine, criminology and forensics. It reviews research to provide a standard definition of serial homicide (as opposed to multiple or mass homicide), and provide insights on profiles of victims and offenders for police practitioners. It also includes a discussion of the media approach to covering serial homicide. The Brief is divided into four major sections covering: definitions and overview of serial homicide, profiling perpetrators according to different typologies, profiling victims, applied case studies, and recommendations for investigation and prevention. The author’s approach is aimed primarily at researchers in police studies, but will be of interest to researchers in related fields such as criminal



justice, sociology, psychology, and public policy.