Mass and Serial Murder in America

• Main Author: Sarteschi, Christine M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychology, Pathological.; Psychopathology.; Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.

This timely reference examines the psychological and social phenomena of mass and serial murder, bringing scholarly depth to a frequently sensationalized subject. Its review of the literature features case studies of serial and mass murderers to expand on salient theories of evil, with biopsychosoci...

Table of Contents:

• Public Interest in Mass and Serial Murder
• Concepts of Evil
• Mass Murder
• Serial Murder
• Preventing Homicide.