Serial murderers and their victims

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ISBN: 0534507069 (CD-ROM)
ISBN: 0534545696 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
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Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub., [2002]
Copyright: ©2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-355) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Phenomenon of serial murder. Serial murder : fact and fiction -- Numbers and types of mass murders and serial killings in the United States -- Defining homicide, murder, and serial murder -- Typologies of murder -- Methodology used in this book -- Cultural development of monsters, demons, and evil. Serial murder, cults, and the occult -- Notion of evil -- When evil embraces good -- When good embraces evil -- Biology and psychology in serial murder. Psychobiology and biochemical theories of violent behavior -- Insanity : what is it? -- Constructing the psychopath -- Interviewing serial murderers -- Social construction of serial murder. Social structure theory -- social class theory -- Social process theory -- Neutralization theory -- Social control theory -- Labeling theory -- MacDonald triad -- Etiology of serial killing -- Trauma control model of the serial killer -- Stalking -- Signatures -- Cyclical nature of serial killing -- Male serial murderer. Emergence of male serial murderers. Myths of serial murder -- Mobility and victimization -- Offenders' backgrounds and occupations -- Disposition of serial killers -- Men who kill women : the solo killer -- Lust killers -- Men who kill men : the solo killer -- Men who kill children -- Men who kill the elderly -- Men who kill families -- Men who kill men and women -- Team killers. Identifying team killers -- Occupations of team serial killers -- Team killing and mobility -- Ritualism, cults, and child victims -- Victim selection -- Methods and motives -- Offender history -- Disposition of offenders -- Female serial murderer. Identifying female murderers -- Emergence of female serial murderers -- Victim selection -- Methods and motives -- Psychopathology of female offenders -- Sentencing female offenders -- Victims. Demographics of victimization in serial murder -- Victim selection and prostitutes -- Victim facilitation -- Missing and murdered children -- Protection and prevention -- Agencies for missing, murdered, and exploited children -- Interviewing serial murderers. Interview with a male serial murderer -- Serial murder from a global perspective. Beyond Jack the Ripper -- Global issues in serial murder -- Assessing global data on serial murder -- Gorby study -- Profiling, apprehension, and disposition of serial killers. Forensic science -- Profiling -- NCAVC and VICAP -- Disposition -- Closing thoughts.
System Details Note:	System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows PC's.