The Will to Kill Making Sense of Senseless Murder

by Fox, James A.; Levin, Jack A.; Quinet, Kenna

• ISBN13: 9780205516711
• ISBN10: 0205516718
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780131375673, 9780205418800
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-26
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

This best selling homicide text examines "the will to kill" from various perspectives. Written by world-renowned experts, this text presents an analysis of the nature and extent of homicide and the laws that apply to it. Included are detailed analyses of many different types of homicide, including those that involve: family, youth, serial killing, mass murder, school, hate, terror and cults. Public policy issues such as the insanity defense, the death penalty and investigative strategies are also covered.

Table of Contents

The Lure and the Law of Homocide

Explaining Murder

Killers and Their Victims

Intimate and Family Murder

The Coming and Going of the Young Superpredators

Well-Schooled Murder

Serial Killers

Medical Murder

Rampage

Hate Homocides

Murderous Terror

Cult Killings

Catching Killers

Getting Away with Murder, or Not

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