Extreme Killing
Understanding Serial and Mass Murder
2nd Edition
Published on 17. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-4129-8031-9 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive overview of serial and multiple murders looks at the theories for the criminal behavior and applies them to a multitude of well-known and little-known cases worldwide, examining similarities and differences. Jamie Fox and Jack Levin are renowned experts and authors in the field and they bring their years of research to bear in this fascinating analysis of serial, multiple and mass murder. The second edition is updated with more recent theory and cases.
Features of the 2nd edition:
1. Updated throughout with new cases like the BTK Killer, Virginia Tech shootings, Ft. Hood mass murder.
2. Expanded coverage of theory
3. Stronger research focus
4. Expanded illustration program with better use of photos, charts and graphs
Features of the 2nd edition:
1. Updated throughout with new cases like the BTK Killer, Virginia Tech shootings, Ft. Hood mass murder.
2. Expanded coverage of theory
3. Stronger research focus
4. Expanded illustration program with better use of photos, charts and graphs
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-8031-9 (9781412980319)
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Persons
James Alan Fox is the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern University. He has published 18 books, dozens of journal and magazine articles, as well as hundreds of freelance columns in newspapers around the country, primarily in the areas of multiple murder, youth crime, school and campus violence, workplace violence, and capital punishment. As a member of its Board of Contributors, his opinion column appears frequently in USAToday. Fox led the investigation of Seattle's Capitol Hill mass shooting and was part of the task force investigating the serial murder of college students in Gainesville, Florida. He also served on President Clinton's advisory committee on school shootings, and a Department of Education Expert Panel on Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools. In addition, he has been retained as an expert witness/consultant in several mass shooting cases, including the recent massacres at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, and the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Fox is one of the principals in maintaining the Associated Press/USA Today/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database. Finally, he has received several awards and honors for his work, including the Hugo Adam Bedau Award for excellence in capital punishment scholarship.
Jack Levin is the Brudnick Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at Northeastern University, where he codirects its Center on Violence and Conflict. He has authored or coauthored more than 30 books, most recently The Violence of Hate: Understanding Harmful Forms of Bias and Bigotry and The Allure of Premeditated Murder: Why Some People Plan to Kill. Levin has also published more than 250 articles and columns in professional journals, books, magazines, and newspapers, such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Levin was honored by the Massachusetts Council for Advancement and Support of Education as its "Professor of the Year" and by the American Sociological Association for his contributions to the public understanding of sociology. He has also received awards from the Eastern Sociological Society, New England Sociological Association, Association of Clinical and Applied Sociology, and Society for the Study of Social Problems. Moreover, he has spoken to a wide variety of community, academic, and professional groups, including the White House Conference on Hate Crimes, the Department of Justice, OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (a membership of 59 countries), and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Jack Levin is the Brudnick Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at Northeastern University, where he codirects its Center on Violence and Conflict. He has authored or coauthored more than 30 books, most recently The Violence of Hate: Understanding Harmful Forms of Bias and Bigotry and The Allure of Premeditated Murder: Why Some People Plan to Kill. Levin has also published more than 250 articles and columns in professional journals, books, magazines, and newspapers, such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Levin was honored by the Massachusetts Council for Advancement and Support of Education as its "Professor of the Year" and by the American Sociological Association for his contributions to the public understanding of sociology. He has also received awards from the Eastern Sociological Society, New England Sociological Association, Association of Clinical and Applied Sociology, and Society for the Study of Social Problems. Moreover, he has spoken to a wide variety of community, academic, and professional groups, including the White House Conference on Hate Crimes, the Department of Justice, OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (a membership of 59 countries), and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I. Multiple Murder
1. America's Fascination With Multiple Homicide
The Gein Legacy
Multiple Murder in Popular Culture
The Selling of Multiple Murder
Craving Attention
Killer Communication
Killer Groupies
The Impact of Celebrating Murderers
Sensitize, Not Sanitize
2. Defining Multiple Murder
Mass, Serial, and Spree
A Typology of Multiple Murder
PART II. Serial Murder
3. An Anatomy of Serial Murder
Prevalence of Serial Murder
Extraordinarily Ordinary
A Profile of the Typical Serial Killer
4. With Deliberation and Purpose
When Killing Is Thrilling
On a Deadly Mission of Terror or Revenge
Killing for Expediency
For Love and Loyalty
5. Murder Without Guilt
Self-Control and Social Control
The Sociopathic Personality
The Culture of Sociopathy
Empathy and Serial Killers
Borderline Personality Disorder
Normalcy in Serial Murder
Rehumanizing the Victims
6. Partners in Murder
Insanity in the Relationship
Partners for Profit
Partnerships of Men and Women
7. Killing for Company
Placing the Blame
Killing for Companionship
The Functions of Cannibalism
Desire for Total Control and Ownership
8. Fantasyland
Keeping Souvenirs
Normal and Abnormal Fantasies
The Impact of Pornography
9. The Making of a Serial Killer
Childhood Suffering
Testimony Under Hypnosis
Child Abuse and Murder
Inordinate Need for Power
Animal Cruelty and Violence Against Humans
Challenges of Predicting Serial Murder
Biological Predisposition
Blaming the Family
10. Nonsexual Control
Power Over Patients
Female Serial Killers
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
11. Killing Cults
Killing for a Cause
The Appeal of Dangerous Cults
Suicide or Homicide?
Satanism and Serial Murder
12. So Many Victims
Vulnerable Victims Preferred
Catching the Serial Killer
Behavioral Profiling
Reducing Linkage Blindness
Lucky Breaks
PART III. Massacres
13. For Love, Money or Revenge
Relative Obscurity
A Profile of Mass Killers
Selective and Methodical
When Love Kills
Sweet Revenge
Profiting From Mass Murder
Explaining Mass Murder
The Great Equalizer
Contributing Factors
14. Family Annihilation
A Profile of the Family Annihilator
Impact of Unemployment
Murdering Moms
The Defiant Son
15. Firing Back
Profile of the Workplace Avenger
The Impact of Frustration
Mixed Motives
Workplace Murder by Proxy
Romantic Obsession
Externalizing Responsibility
Social Isolation
Screening Out Problem Workers
Going Postal
16. Schooled in Mass Murder
Student Massacres
On to College
Shooting for Infamy
Overstating the Copycat Effect
17. Fighting City Hall
Attacking the System
Legal Battles
Filing a Grievance
Increasing Alienation
18. Hate-Motivated Mass Murder
Choice of Victims
A Life of Frustration
Blaming Women
The Killer as Victim
Settling a Grudge With a Gun
Minority Against Majority
19. Going Berserk
Paranoid Thinking
Confused State of Mind
Long-Standing Mental Illness
Civilian Battlefields
Brain Abnormalities
Deadly Weapons
PART IV. Epilogue
20. Remembering the Victims
References
Credits and Sources
Index
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
PART I. Multiple Murder
1. America's Fascination With Multiple Homicide
The Gein Legacy
Multiple Murder in Popular Culture
The Selling of Multiple Murder
Craving Attention
Killer Communication
Killer Groupies
The Impact of Celebrating Murderers
Sensitize, Not Sanitize
2. Defining Multiple Murder
Mass, Serial, and Spree
A Typology of Multiple Murder
PART II. Serial Murder
3. An Anatomy of Serial Murder
Prevalence of Serial Murder
Extraordinarily Ordinary
A Profile of the Typical Serial Killer
4. With Deliberation and Purpose
When Killing Is Thrilling
On a Deadly Mission of Terror or Revenge
Killing for Expediency
For Love and Loyalty
5. Murder Without Guilt
Self-Control and Social Control
The Sociopathic Personality
The Culture of Sociopathy
Empathy and Serial Killers
Borderline Personality Disorder
Normalcy in Serial Murder
Rehumanizing the Victims
6. Partners in Murder
Insanity in the Relationship
Partners for Profit
Partnerships of Men and Women
7. Killing for Company
Placing the Blame
Killing for Companionship
The Functions of Cannibalism
Desire for Total Control and Ownership
8. Fantasyland
Keeping Souvenirs
Normal and Abnormal Fantasies
The Impact of Pornography
9. The Making of a Serial Killer
Childhood Suffering
Testimony Under Hypnosis
Child Abuse and Murder
Inordinate Need for Power
Animal Cruelty and Violence Against Humans
Challenges of Predicting Serial Murder
Biological Predisposition
Blaming the Family
10. Nonsexual Control
Power Over Patients
Female Serial Killers
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
11. Killing Cults
Killing for a Cause
The Appeal of Dangerous Cults
Suicide or Homicide?
Satanism and Serial Murder
12. So Many Victims
Vulnerable Victims Preferred
Catching the Serial Killer
Behavioral Profiling
Reducing Linkage Blindness
Lucky Breaks
PART III. Massacres
13. For Love, Money or Revenge
Relative Obscurity
A Profile of Mass Killers
Selective and Methodical
When Love Kills
Sweet Revenge
Profiting From Mass Murder
Explaining Mass Murder
The Great Equalizer
Contributing Factors
14. Family Annihilation
A Profile of the Family Annihilator
Impact of Unemployment
Murdering Moms
The Defiant Son
15. Firing Back
Profile of the Workplace Avenger
The Impact of Frustration
Mixed Motives
Workplace Murder by Proxy
Romantic Obsession
Externalizing Responsibility
Social Isolation
Screening Out Problem Workers
Going Postal
16. Schooled in Mass Murder
Student Massacres
On to College
Shooting for Infamy
Overstating the Copycat Effect
17. Fighting City Hall
Attacking the System
Legal Battles
Filing a Grievance
Increasing Alienation
18. Hate-Motivated Mass Murder
Choice of Victims
A Life of Frustration
Blaming Women
The Killer as Victim
Settling a Grudge With a Gun
Minority Against Majority
19. Going Berserk
Paranoid Thinking
Confused State of Mind
Long-Standing Mental Illness
Civilian Battlefields
Brain Abnormalities
Deadly Weapons
PART IV. Epilogue
20. Remembering the Victims
References
Credits and Sources
Index
About the Authors