The Human Predator A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation

by Ramsland, Katherine

• ISBN13: 9780425207659
• ISBN10: 042520765X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-04
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover

Summary

From the author of "The Forensic Science of C.S.I.," a chronological analysis of serial killing is offered in the context of specific historical periods.

Author Biography

Katherine Ramsland currently teaches forensic psychology as an assistant professor at DeSales University in Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Introduction: A Brief Overview of the Serial Killer	vi
1. The Darkest Ages: The License of Privilege	1	(17)
2. The Alliance of Ignorance	18	(17)
3. Murder and Science	35	(15)
4. Crime, Police, and Reporters	50	(17)
5. Puzzling Over the Worst Criminal Minds	67	(17)
6. The Century's Turn...and Twist	84	(22)
7. Opportunities in Transition	106	(22)
8. The Unthinkable	128	(15)
9. Poised for More	143	(16)
10. Serial Killers Come of Age	159	(20)
11. The Profilers Respond	179	(18)
12. Creative Derangement	197	(21)
13. Social Contagion and the Age of Excess	218	(26)
14. Still Surprising Us	244	(26)
15. The Future	270	(17)
Selected Bibliography	287	(6)
Index	293