The will to kill: making sense of senseless murder

Preface -- The lure and the law of homicide -- The killers and their victims -- Explaining the will to kill -- Intimate and family murder -- The young and the ruthless -- Well schooled in murder -- Serial killers -- Medical murder and munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Rampage -- Hate homicides -- Murd...

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Main Author: Fox, James Alan
Contributors: Levin, Jack (VerfasserIn); Quinet, Kenna (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 2018
Edition:Fifth Edition
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Keywords:
Murder
Homicide
Criminal psychology
Criminal justice, Administration of
Tötung > Kriminalpsychologie
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Summary:Preface -- The lure and the law of homicide -- The killers and their victims -- Explaining the will to kill -- Intimate and family murder -- The young and the ruthless -- Well schooled in murder -- Serial killers -- Medical murder and munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Rampage -- Hate homicides -- Murderous terror -- Cult killings -- Catching killers -- Getting away with murder, or not -- Epilogue: Epidemic thinking and overresponse -- About the authors
Item Description:Revised edition of the authors' The will to kill, c2012
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:pages cm
ISBN:9781506365961