Serial Murder And The Psychology of Violent Crimes

by Kocsis, Richard N., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781588296856
• ISBN10: 1588296857
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781603270496
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-21
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc
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Summary

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 cultures around the world. This book assembles the collective expertise of an international group of scholars and practitioners who seek to explain the psychiatric, psychological and criminological factors that may account for the perpetration of these abhorrent crimes.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Notes on Contributors	p. xv
The Psychology of Serial Violent Crimes
Normalcy in Behavioral Characteristics of the Sadistic Serial Killer	p. 3
Compulsive-Repetitive Offenders: Behavioral Patterns, Motivational Dynamics	p. 15
Serial Juvenile Sex Offenders and Their Offenses	p. 35
A Study of Offense Patterns and Psychopathological Characteristics Among Recidivistic Finnish Homicide Offenders	p. 51
Sensational and Extreme Interests in Adolescents	p. 63
Narcissism, Sadism, and Loneliness: The Case of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer	p. 85
New Dimensions to Violent Crime
Sexual Homicide: An Overview of Contemporary Empirical Research	p. 103
Serial Killers and Serial Rapists: Preliminary Comparison of Violence Typologies	p. 119
Firesetting: A Burning Issue	p. 141
The "Gentler Sex": Patterns in Female Serial Murder	p. 179
Anatomy of a Mass Murder: Psychological Profile of Martin Bryant and the Port Arthur Massacre	p. 197
Investigative Considerations to Serial Violent Crimes
Blundering Justice: The Schiedam Park Murder	p. 207
Sexual (Lust) Homicide: Definitional Constructs, Dynamics, and Investigative Considerations	p. 229
Criminal Profile Construction and Investigative Procedures: Study of the Westley Dodd Serial Sexual Murders	p. 245
Psychological Skills and Criminal Profile Accuracy	p. 259
Profiling and Professionalization of Criminal Investigation	p. 277
Index	p. 293
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