Making Sense of Homicide
A Student Textbook
Published on 15. January 2021
288 pages
978-1-909976-88-7 (ISBN)
Description
A hugely wide-ranging explanation of homicide, perfect for dedicated courses. The book demonstrates how homicide definition stems from political, cultural and societal choices and looks at the deficits in homicide classifications. An entirely fresh look at the subject.
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Content
- Intro
- Publisher's note
- About the authors
- The author of the Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- What is Homicide?
- Introduction
- Violence: A Critical Introduction
- The Ambiguity of Homicide
- Conclusion
- References
- Single Homicide
- Introduction
- Trends of Single Homicide
- Types of Single Homicide
- Conclusion
- References
- Explanations of Homicide
- Introduction
- Micro, Macro and Integrated
- Micro Explanations for Homicide
- Biological Explanations
- Psychological Explanations
- Micro Explanations?-?An Assessment
- Macro Explanations for Homicide
- Feminist Perspectives on Femicide
- Structural Perspectives on Serial Homicide
- Fewer Homicides?-?The 'Crime Decline'?
- Macro Explanations?-?An Assessment
- Integrated Theory?-?A Multi-level Framework
- Conclusion
- References
- Serial Homicide
- Introduction
- Defining Serial Homicide?-?Historical and Contemporary Debates
- The Importance of a Unified Definition
- The Medical-Psychological Tradition
- Serial Homicide and Biological Determinism
- The MacDonald Triad
- Typologies of Serial Homicide
- The Structural Tradition
- Conclusion
- References
- Mass and Spree Homicide
- Introduction
- Defining Mass Homicide
- Key Characteristics of Mass Murderers
- Defining Spree Homicide
- Key Characteristics of Spree Killers
- Conclusion
- References
- Genocide
- Introduction
- Defining Genocide: A Hotly Debated and Contested Issue
- Stages of Genocide
- Closing Comments
- References
- Death at the Hands of the State
- Introduction
- The Death Penalty in England and Wales: A Bloody History
- The Death Penalty in the USA: An Unjust System?
- Police Killings in the United Kingdom: An Overview
- Police Killings in the United States and the Qualified Immunity Doctrine
- Closing Comments
- References
- The Business of Homicide
- Introduction
- Defining 'Corporate Killing'
- Perpetual Pursuit of Profit in a Deregulated Economy
- The Bhopal Disaster
- A Look to the Future: Corporate Killing in the Age of the Gig Economy
- Punishing Corporate Killing
- Conclusion
- References
- Homicide and Consumer Society
- Introduction
- Murderabilia
- Public Fascination with Serial Homicide
- Conclusion
- References
- Homicide Investigation?-?The Detective's Perspective
- Introduction
- Media Representations of the Investigative Process
- Separating Myth from Reality
- Sudden and Suspicious Death, Primary Investigation and Homicide Incident Set-up
- Categorisation of Homicide Investigation
- Leadership and the Role of the SIO
- Family Liaison
- The Forensic Post-Mortem Examination
- Enquiry Support Mechanisms, Parameters and Witness Considerations
- Significant Witnesses
- Intimidated Witnesses?-?As Defined by Section 17 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
- Hostile Witnesses
- Conventional Witnesses
- The Application of Forensic Science within Homicide Investigations
- Digital Forensics and Data Analytics?-?Future Technological Implications for Homicide Investigation
- Conclusion
- References
- Conclusion
- Bringing this Textbook to a Close
- Homicide: Conceptual Disarray?
- Homicide, Violence and the Mediascape
- Closing Comments
- References
- Index
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