Criminology of Serial Poisoners / / by Michael Farrell
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| Autore: |
Farrell Michael
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| Titolo: |
Criminology of Serial Poisoners / / by Michael Farrell
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 364.1523 |
| Soggetto topico: | Criminal behavior |
| Police | |
| Forensic psychology | |
| Pharmacology | |
| Victimology | |
| Forensic science | |
| Criminal Behavior | |
| Policing | |
| Forensic Psychology | |
| Pharmacology/Toxicology | |
| Forensic Science | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introducing serial poisoning -- 2. Explanations of serial poisoning -- 3. Poisons used in serial poisoning -- 4. Serial poisoners -- 5. Health-care serial poisoning -- 6. Serial poisoning victims -- 7. Investigating serial poisoning -- 8. Summaries of serial poison cases -- 9. Profiles of selected serial poison cases. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book examines serial homicidal poisonings in the modern era, to improve our contemporary understanding of poisons, poisoners, and investigation. Drawing on cases of serial poisoning from around the world, the book defines key terms, examines theories and explanations of serial homicide in relation to serial poisoning, explores the features of the poisons and examines the demographic characteristics of perpetrators of serial poisoning and their victims. It considers healthcare serial poisoning as a specific issue. Overall, it provides an outline for developing a criminology of serial poisoning homicide. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Criminology of Serial Poisoners |
| ISBN: | 3-030-01138-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910300053903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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