The Dynamics of Murder
Kill or Be Killed
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2012
355 pages
978-1-4665-8875-2 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years, there has been a surge in school shootings, workplace homicides, hate violence, and deadly terrorist attacks in the United States. This has resulted in a greater focus on homicidal behavior, its antecedents, ways to recognize warning signs of at-risk victims and offenders, and preventive measures. It has also led to increased effor
Reviews / Votes
"The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed is a compelling new examination of homicide by award winning literary criminologist R. Barri Flowers. Mr. Flowers provides an academically rigorous, highly informative and very readable analysis of the complexities of murder and its causes. He offers vivid case studies of murder to complement this well researched criminology text. Mr. Flowers' clear and concise writing style make this important new book a terrific addition to the classroom and home library."-Scott Bonn, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology at Drew University and Media Analyst
"This sweeping survey, covering every conceivable aspect of a vitally important subject, is an indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in American homicide, from law-enforcement professionals to armchair criminologists. For a book so packed with data, it is also a consistently fascinating read, beautifully conceived and organized, and written in the lucid, vigorous style that his fans have to expect from R. Barri."
-Harold Schechter, Professor of American Literature and Culture at Queens College and Bestselling Author of The Serial Killer Files
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Academics and students in criminal justice, psychology, and sociology; law enforcement professionals; and attorneys.
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
42 s/w Abbildungen, 35 s/w Tabellen
42 b/w images and 35 tables
File size
12,96 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4665-8875-2 (9781466588752)
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Other editions
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Book
11/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
€151.50
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Person
Award-winning author R. Barri Flowers has nearly 40 published books to his credit. A literary criminologist, Barri began his writing career with criminology and criminal justice textbooks, after receiving a B.A. and M.S. in criminal justice from Michigan State University. Many of these books went on to become bestsellers, including the Prostitution of Women and Girls; Murder, at the End of the Day and Night; and The Adolescent Criminal. Barri branched out into true crime writing with The Sex Slave Murders, which became a bestseller. He also co-wrote the bestselling true crime reference work, Murders in the United States: Crimes, Killers and Victims of The Twentieth Century. In October 2006, he received the prestigious Wall of Fame Award from his alma mater Michigan State University and its renowned School of Criminal Justice.
Content
The Dynamics of Murder. The Nature of Murder. Firearms, Substance Abuse, and Murder. Murder and the Criminal Justice System. Domestic Murder. Intimate Homicide. Infanticide. Parricide. Other Intrafamilial Homicide. Interpersonal and Societal Murder. Workplace Homicide. Bias-Motivated Homicide. Terrorism and Murder. Internet and Murder. Youth and Murder. Youth Gangs and Homicide. School Killings. Types of Killers. Sexual Killers. Serial Killers. Mass Murderers. Self-Killers. Case Studies of Murder. Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Sahel Kazemi. Byran Koji Uyesugi. Charles Stuart. Sarah Marie Johnson. Explanations for Murder. Criminal Homicide Theories. Bibliography. About The Author. Index. List of Figures.
