Fatal violence : case studies and analysis of emerging forms /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holmes, Ronald M.
Other Authors: Holmes, Stephen T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Violent crimes > Case studies.
Violent deaths > Case studies.
Homicide > Case studies.
Violence > Case studies.
Morts violentes > Études de cas.
Violence > Études de cas.
Crimes violents > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Homicide
Violence
Violent crimes
Violent deaths
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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