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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Chapter 15 -- Serial Murder Investigation: Prospects for Police NetworkingChapter 16 -- Selected Problems in Serial Murder Investigations; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Summary |
Labeled as the crime of the 1990's, serial murder is predicted to remain the crime of the first decades of the new millennium. This book brings together the perspectives of acknowledged experts in the field along with those of emerging authorities on serial murder. The chapters offer a unique look at these crimes from a variety of viewpoints and experiences. Accessibly written, this compelling volume includes information on minorities and serial killing, as well the manner in which serial killers are traced and tracked |
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Print version record |
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Serial murders -- United States
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Serial murderers -- United States -- Psychology
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Serial murder investigation -- United States
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TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General.
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Serial murder investigation
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Serial murderers -- Psychology
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Serial murders
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Mörder
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Mehrfachtäter
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Kriminalpsychologie
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United States
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USA
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Holmes, Stephen T
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| ISBN |
9781452221380 |
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1452221383 |
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