Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers

by Levin, Jack

• ISBN13: 9781591025764
• ISBN10: 1591025761
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-28
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

This chilling glimpse into the minds of some of the worst criminals makes a valuable contribution to criminology and is a must-read for both true-crime buffs and law enforcement professionals.

Author Biography

Jack Levin is Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University, as well as codirector of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Conversing with the Devil	p. 15
Gaining a Sadistic Thrill	p. 23
Silencing the Lambs	p. 37
Looking More Innocent than an Innocent Man	p. 43
Killing without a Care	p. 53
Hating Enough to Kill	p. 63
Hiding Domestic Violence?	p. 79
Fighting the Culture of Silence	p. 87
Killing for Company	p. 95
Planning and Plotting to Kill	p. 105
Motivating Mindless Murder	p. 113
Teaming Up to Kill	p. 123
Threatening to Kill	p. 137
Victimizing the Vulnerable	p. 149
Stigmatizing the Community	p. 167
Preventing the Murderous Impulse	p. 175
Responding to the Murderous Impulse	p. 187
Notes	p. 205
Index	p. 215
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