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Serial murderers and their victims / Eric W. Hickey.

Title
Serial murderers and their victims / Eric W. Hickey.
Author
Hickey, Eric W.
Publication
Belmont, CA : Thomson Higher Education, c2006.

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Description
xix, 396 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
This text provides an in-depth, scholarly, and broad-based examination of serial murderers and their victims. The coverage is supported by extensive data and research, and it profiles some of the most prominent murderers of our time. The author examines the lives of over 400 serial murderers, analyzing the cultural, historical, and religious factors that influence our myths and stereotypes of these individuals. He then describes the biological, psychological, and sociological reasons for serial murder, offering his own Trauma-Control model for explaining serial murder behavior.
Series Statement
The Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series
Uniform Title
Contemporary issues in crime and justice series
Subject
  • Homicide > psychology
  • Homicide > classification
  • Serial murders > United States
  • Serial murderers > United States > Psychology
  • Murder victims > United States
  • Meurtres en série > États-Unis
  • Tueurs en série > États-Unis > Psychologie
  • Victimes d'homicide > États-Unis
  • United States
  • United States
Genre/Form
Case Reports
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-383) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction : the phenomenon of serial murder -- 2. Cultural development of monsters, demons, and evil -- 3. Biology and psychology in serial murder -- 4. Social construction of serial murder -- 5. The male serial murderer -- 6. Team killers -- 7. The female serial murderer -- 8. Victims -- 9. Interviewing serial murderers -- 10. Serial murder from a global perspective -- 11. Serial murder in Japan and South Africa -- 12. Profiling, apprehension, and disposition of serial killers -- References -- Index.
ISBN
0534630189
LCCN
^^2004113636
OCLC
  • 59668082
  • SCSB-10778547
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library