Contemporary perspectives on serial murder [[electronic resource] /] / Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes, editors

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 246 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.15230973
• Soggetto topico: Serial murders - United States; Serial murderers - United States - Psychology; Serial murder investigation - United States
• Altri autori: HolmesRonald M HolmesStephen T
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I - What is Serial Murder? The Character and the Extent; Chapter 1 - Profiles in Terror: The Serial Murderer; Chapter 2 - African-Americans and Serial Homicide; Chapter 3 - The Female Serial Killer; Chapter 4 - Female Serial Murderesses: The Unnoticed Terror; Part II - The Mind of the Serial Killer; Chapter 5 - The Application of Learning Theory to Serial Murder, or ""You too can Learn to be a Serial Killer""; Chapter 6 - The Divided Self: Toward an Understanding of the Dark Side of the Serial Killer ; Chapter 7 - Sequential Predation: Elements of Serial Fatal VictimizationChapter 8 - Inside the Mind of the Serial Murderer; Chapter 9 - A Serial Killer's Perspective; Part III - Investigating Serial Murder Cases; Chapter 10 - Stalking in America: Types and Methods of Criminal Stalkers; Chapter 11 - Profiling the Clairemont Serial Murder Case: A Collaborative Investigative Effort; Chapter 12 - Psychological Profiling: Uses in Serial Murder Cases; Chapter 13 - Cold Case Squad; Part IV - Future Trends in Serial Murder Investigation and Research; Chapter 14 - A Methodological Model ; Chapter 15 - Serial Murder Investigation: Prospects for Police NetworkingChapter 16 - Selected Problems in Serial Murder Investigations; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder offers a unique look at these dreadful crimes from a variety of viewpoints including those of people directly involved as perpetrators or investigators.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary perspectives on serial murder
• ISBN: 1-322-41336-3; 0-7619-1420-X; 1-4522-2138-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779235503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II