| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 196 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Personal violence in the United States : suicide -- 2. Street gangs -- 3. Motorcycle gangs -- 4. Serial murder -- 5. Vampires and cannibals -- 6. Mass murder -- 7. Parents who kill -- 8. Violence in the workplace -- 9. Rape -- 10. School shootings -- 11. Hate groups : the Ku Klux Klan, skinheads, and other groups -- 12. Youth violence : an alternative explanation ; the cultural transmission hypothesis |
| Summary |
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 vampirism and cannibalism. Bringing wisdom from years of stu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Violent crimes -- Case studies
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Violent deaths -- Case studies
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Homicide -- Case studies
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Violence -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Homicide
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Violence
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Violent crimes
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Violent deaths
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holmes, Stephen T.
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| LC no. |
2009052532 |
| ISBN |
9781439826881 |
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1439826889 |
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9781466533950 |
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1466533951 |
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1439826870 |
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9781439826874 |
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9780429246265 |
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0429246269 |
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