This multifaceted probe of murder offenses, offenders, victims, and characteristics of homicide in American society breaks new ground by examining issues generally ignored or neglected among researchers. Topics include murders occurring in the workplace and in schools, those perpetrated by gangs and terrorists, those incited by bias, and intimate and intrafamilial murders. The book discusses sexual killers, serial and mass murderers, and suicide. It also examines psychological and sociological theories on murder and violence, as well as the increasing role the Internet plays in these crimes. Case studies of actual murderers are included.…mehr
This multifaceted probe of murder offenses, offenders, victims, and characteristics of homicide in American society breaks new ground by examining issues generally ignored or neglected among researchers. Topics include murders occurring in the workplace and in schools, those perpetrated by gangs and terrorists, those incited by bias, and intimate and intrafamilial murders. The book discusses sexual killers, serial and mass murderers, and suicide. It also examines psychological and sociological theories on murder and violence, as well as the increasing role the Internet plays in these crimes. Case studies of actual murderers are included.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Award-winning author R. Barri Flowers has nearly 40 published books to his credit. A literary criminologist, Barri began his writing career with criminology and criminal justice textbooks, after receiving a B.A. and M.S. in criminal justice from Michigan State University. Many of these books went on to become bestsellers, including the Prostitution of Women and Girls; Murder, at the End of the Day and Night; and The Adolescent Criminal . Barri branched out into true crime writing with The Sex Slave Murders, which became a bestseller. He also co-wrote the bestselling true crime reference work, Murders in the United States: Crimes, Killers and Victims of The Twentieth Century. In October 2006, he received the prestigious Wall of Fame Award from his alma mater Michigan State University and its renowned School of Criminal Justice.
Inhaltsangabe
The Dynamics of Murder. The Nature of Murder. Firearms, Substance Abuse, and Murder. Murder and the Criminal Justice System. Domestic Murder. Intimate Homicide. Infanticide. Parricide. Other Intrafamilial Homicide. Interpersonal and Societal Murder. Workplace Homicide. Bias-Motivated Homicide. Terrorism and Murder. Internet and Murder. Youth and Murder. Youth Gangs and Homicide. School Killings. Types of Killers. Sexual Killers. Serial Killers. Mass Murderers. Self-Killers. Case Studies of Murder. Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Sahel Kazemi. Byran Koji Uyesugi. Charles Stuart. Sarah Marie Johnson. Explanations for Murder. Criminal Homicide Theories. Bibliography. About The Author. Index. List of Figures.
The Dynamics of Murder. The Nature of Murder. Firearms, Substance Abuse, and Murder. Murder and the Criminal Justice System. Domestic Murder. Intimate Homicide. Infanticide. Parricide. Other Intrafamilial Homicide. Interpersonal and Societal Murder. Workplace Homicide. Bias-Motivated Homicide. Terrorism and Murder. Internet and Murder. Youth and Murder. Youth Gangs and Homicide. School Killings. Types of Killers. Sexual Killers. Serial Killers. Mass Murderers. Self-Killers. Case Studies of Murder. Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Sahel Kazemi. Byran Koji Uyesugi. Charles Stuart. Sarah Marie Johnson. Explanations for Murder. Criminal Homicide Theories. Bibliography. About The Author. Index. List of Figures.
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