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Beschreibung
Continuing in the same well-written and accessible style as the previous editions, this text systematically examines the strange phenomenon of serial murder. Exploring the different types of serial killers, the authors present a clear image of the typology, behavioral patterns, and motivation of the various types of serial killers.
Continuing in the same well-written and accessible style as the previous editions, this text systematically examines the strange phenomenon of serial murder. Exploring the different types of serial killers, the authors present a clear image of the typology, behavioral patterns, and motivation of the various types of serial killers.
Über den Autor

Ronald M. Holmes is the coroner in Louisville, Kentucky, a post he has held since 2003. Before he was elected to this position he was a professor of justice administration at the University of Louisville for 28 years. He has written numerous books on serial murder, mass murder, suicide, homicide, sex crimes, psychological profiling, and the criminal justice system. He is also the author of scores of articles in professional journals on related criminal justice topics.

Stephen T. Holmes is associate dean and associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Central Florida. Prior to this position, he was a social science analyst for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, DC. He has written 8 books and more than 15 scholarly articles dealing with policing, drug testing, probation and parole issues, and violent crime. He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
1. What Is Serial Murder?
2. Mass Murder and Spree Murder: Two Types of Multicides
3. Serial Murder
4. Theories of Serial Murder
5. The Visionary Serial Killer
6. The Mission Serial Killer
7. The Hedonistic Serial Murderer: The Lust Killer
8. The Hedonistic Serial Murderer: The Thrill Killer
9. The Hedonistic Serial Killer: Comfort Type
10. The Power/Control Serial Killer
11. Female Serial Killers
12. Serial Killers in Foreign Countries
13. Health Care Professionals and Serial Murder
14. The Victims of Serial Killers
15. Problems and Solutions in Serial Murder Investigations
References
Index
About the Authors
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781412974424
ISBN-10: 1412974429
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: B74424P
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Holmes, Ronald M.
Holmes, Stephen T.
Auflage: 3. Auflage
Hersteller: Sage Publications, Inc
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Ronald M. Holmes (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2009
Gewicht: 0,421 kg
Artikel-ID: 121034318