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The Will to Kill

Making Sense of Senseless Murder
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
384 Seiten
Englisch
Sage Publicationserschienen am26.06.20185th edition
The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder is an academic, yet engrossing, exploration of extraordinary and seemingly inexplicable cases of homicide - not to sensationalize them, but because these are the cases that inform public opinion and policy.mehr

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KlappentextThe Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder is an academic, yet engrossing, exploration of extraordinary and seemingly inexplicable cases of homicide - not to sensationalize them, but because these are the cases that inform public opinion and policy.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-5063-6596-1
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
FormatTrade Paperback (USA)
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum26.06.2018
Auflage5th edition
Seiten384 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 178 mm, Höhe 251 mm, Dicke 13 mm
Gewicht612 g
Artikel-Nr.44398697

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
About the AuthorsPrefaceCHAPTER 1: The Lure and the Law of Homicide Fascination with Murder Selling Evil Homicide Law Murder First-Degree Murder Second-Degree Murder Manslaughter Defenses to Criminal Homicide Justifiable Homicides by Police and Citizens Excuses for Homicide and Diminished Capacity Homicide Law in PracticeCHAPTER 2: The Killers and Their Victims Race Differences Gender Differences Age Differences Differences by Location The Role of Firearms Changing Patterns in Homicide Chicken Little and the Ferguson Defect Breaking the MoldCHAPTER 3: Explaining the Will to Kill The Devil Made Me do it Back to the Classics Using Science to Explain Violence Early Biological Explanations of Criminal Behavior Modern Biosocial Theory and Neurocriminology The Human Brain This Is Your Brain on Drugs Genetics Killer Instincts? The Future of Biological Explanations of Homicidal Behavior Psychological Explanations Psychosis Sociopaths, Psychopaths, and Personality Disorders Freud and Psychoanalysis Evolutionary Psychology Personality Traits Paraphilias IQ and Crime The Social Sources of Murder Social Disorganization Strain, Frustration, and Murder Cultural Deviance Learning to Kill Self-Control, Social Control, and Murder Labeling Theory Integrated Theories A Word of Caution About CauseCHAPTER 4: Intimate and Family Murder Killing for Profit and Practicality Obsession and Jealousy Power, Control, and Abuse Family Annihilation Murder for Love Murder-Suicide Parricide Filicide Infanticide Motherhood by Proxy Prevention and ResponseCHAPTER 5: The Young and the Ruthless An Epidemic of Youth Homicide Explaining the 1990s Decline Principles of Prevention Dial M for Media Juveniles in the Adult System Looking AheadCHAPTER 6: Well-Schooled in Murder The Risk of School Homicide Copycat Shootings Adult School Shooters Explaining School Massacres Blaming Parents Fear Factor Threatening Words and Warning Signs Responses to School Shootings Overprotection Healthy and Safe Schools On to CollegeCHAPTER 7: Serial Killers The Many Forms of Serial Killing Deceiving Appearances Prevalence and Trends Characteristics of Serial Killers Victims of Serial Murder Killing Together Beyond U.S. Borders The Murdering Mind Explanations for Serial Murder Biological Factors Childhood FactorsCHAPTER 8: Medical Murder and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Counting Medical Murders Healthcare Murders Globally Motives and Types of Medical Murderers Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Administrative Facilitators and Failures Prevention and Intervention Looking AheadCHAPTER 9: Rampage Mass Murder Methodical and Selective The Role of FirearmsIndiscriminate MassacresTargeting a Category of Victims Getting Even Through Murder Losses and Frustrations Profile of the Workplace Avenger Preventing Murders by Disgruntled Employees and CustomersCHAPTER 10: Hate Homicides Characteristics of Hate Homicide Types of Hate Homicide Thrill Hate Crimes Defensive Hate Crimes Retaliatory Hate Crimes Mission Hate Crimes Organized Hate Groups The Role of the Military Current State of Hate Crime LawsCHAPTER 11: Murderous Terror Hate Homicide and Domestic Terrorism International Terrorism The Rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) Terrorism in Europe Homegrown Terrorism American Muslims and Domestic Terrorism Left-Wing vs. Right-Wing Terrorists Single-Issue Terrorism The Impact of Murderous Terror Reducing Murderous TerrorismCHAPTER 12: Cult Killings Dangerous Cults The Appeal of Cults Charismatic Leaders and Their Followers Needs Fulfilled by Cults Normal People in Abnormal Situations Suicide or Homicide?CHAPTER 13: Catching Killers Science of the Lambs Forensic Applications of DNA Technological Advances Forensic Error Clearance Rates Investigating Challenging Homicide Cases ViCAP NamUs Behavioral Profiling Geographic Profiling Sightings and Visions Working a Homicide in the Media SpotlightCHAPTER 14: Getting Away with Murder, or Not The Insanity Defense The Insanity Defense in Practice Revelations Under Hypnosis Capital Punishment The Deterrence Debate Race and the Death Penalty Other Issues Surrounding the Death Penalty Juvenile InjusticeEpilogue: Epidemic Thinking and OverresponseIndexmehr

Autor

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.

 

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