Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kocsis, Richard N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Psychiatry.; Criminal law.; Sociology.; Clinical psychology.; Psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Law and Psychology.; Sociology, general.; Criminal Law.; Forensic Medicine.; Clinical Psychology.

The phenomena of serial violent crime has long plagued human civilizations. Far from being a contemporary notion unique to Western societies, serial murderers and other offenders who repeatedly engage in violent crimes such as rape or arson are examples of extreme criminal aberrations that exist in...