Title: Suicidal mass murderers : a criminological study of why they kill /
Authors: Liebert, John; Birnes, William J.
Publisher: CRC Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Mass murderers Psychology Case studies.; Mass murder Psychological aspects Case studies.; Suicidal behavior Case studies.; Criminal psychology; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Violence Prevention; Homicide; Criminal Behavior; Criminal Psychology; Suicide; Violence prevention & control
Abstract: John Liebert, America's psychiatric expert on serial killings and mass murder, is frequently called to assist law enforcement in such cases as Green River, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Ted Bundy cases."-Steven Hirsch, M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist and one of the leading international researchers in the field of schizophrenia.
Contents: 1. Cho Seung-Hui -- 2. Who was Cho Seung-Hui? -- 3. What we have learned from the Virginia Tech massacre -- 4. Prediction of violence : who is dangerous to whom, why, and what can be done about it? -- 5. The Virginia panel and campus safety -- 6. An epidemic of campus and workplace suicidal mass murder -- 7. The psychotic -- 8. Cho Seung-Hui, attachment disorders, and pathological narcissism -- 9. Best clinical practices -- 10. Potential signs for dangerous behavior and best practice solutions.