Serial murderers and their victims
By: Eric W. Hickey.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Wadsworth contemporary issues in crime and justice series; Contemporary issues in crime and justice series
Publisher: Wadsworth Pub.; Wadsworth
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Serial murders -- United States; Serial murderers -- United States -- Psychology; Murder victims -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-355) and index.

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