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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463070803321

Autore

Holmes Ronald M.

Titolo

Fatal violence : case studies and analysis of emerging forms / / Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-24626-9

1-4398-2687-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolmesStephen T

Disciplina

364.15

Soggetti

Violent crimes

Violent deaths

Homicide

Violence

Electronic books.

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Personal Violence in theUnited States-Suicide; Chapter 2: Street Gangs; Chapter 3: Motorcycle Gangs; Chapter 4: Serial Murder; Chapter 5: Vampires and Cannibals; Chapter 6: Mass Murder; Chapter 7: Parents Who Kill; Chapter 8: Violence in the Workplace; Chapter 9: Rape; Chapter 10: School Shootings; Chapter 11: Hate Groups: The KuKlux Klan, Skinheads,a nd Other Groups; Chapter 12: Youth Violence: An Alternative Explanation; The Cultural Transmission Hypothesis; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

From serial murderers to parents who kill, Fatal Violence: Case Studies and Analysis of Emerging Forms provides an insider's look at a phenomenon that has existed since the dawn of man and cuts across social/economic barriers and cultures. Offering a rare glimpse into the minds of predators and containing chilling details of motives and methods, this volume explores gang violence, serial and mass murderers, filicide, rape, workplace violence, school shootings, and hate crimes. It also delves into the unusual and shocking practices of



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