
The Will to Kill
Making Sense of Senseless Murder
Pearson (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 16. August 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-205-51671-1 (ISBN)
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Description
This best selling homicide text examines "the will to kill" from various perspectives.
Written by world-renowned experts, this text presents an analysis of the nature and extent of homicide and the laws that apply to it. Included are detailed analyses of many different types of homicide, including those that involve: family, youth, serial killing, mass murder, school, hate, terror and cults. Public policy issues such as the insanity defense, the death penalty and investigative strategies are also covered.
Written by world-renowned experts, this text presents an analysis of the nature and extent of homicide and the laws that apply to it. Included are detailed analyses of many different types of homicide, including those that involve: family, youth, serial killing, mass murder, school, hate, terror and cults. Public policy issues such as the insanity defense, the death penalty and investigative strategies are also covered.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-51671-1 (9780205516711)
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Content
1: The Lure and the Law of Homocide
2: Explaining Murder
3: Killers and Their Victims
4: Intimate and Family Murder
5: The Coming and Going of the Young Superpredators
6: Well-Schooled Murder
7: Serial Killers
8: Medical Murder
9: Rampage
10: Hate Homocides
11: Murderous Terror
12: Cult Killings
13: Catching Killers
14: Getting Away with Murder, or Not
2: Explaining Murder
3: Killers and Their Victims
4: Intimate and Family Murder
5: The Coming and Going of the Young Superpredators
6: Well-Schooled Murder
7: Serial Killers
8: Medical Murder
9: Rampage
10: Hate Homocides
11: Murderous Terror
12: Cult Killings
13: Catching Killers
14: Getting Away with Murder, or Not