Produktbild: The Will To Kill

The Will To Kill Making Sense of Senseless Murder

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

16.04.2018

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O'Reilly

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384

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740 g

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5. Auflage

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Englisch

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978-1-5063-6596-1

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

16.04.2018

Verlag

O'Reilly

Seitenzahl

384

Maße (L/B/H)

25,4/17,8/2,1 cm

Gewicht

740 g

Auflage

5. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-5063-6596-1

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Libri GmbH
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  • Produktbild: The Will To Kill
  • About the Authors
    Preface
    CHAPTER 1: The Lure and the Law of Homicide
    Fascination with Murder
    Selling Evil
    Homicide Law
    Murder
    First-Degree Murder
    Second-Degree Murder
    Manslaughter
    Defenses to Criminal Homicide
    Justifiable Homicides by Police and Citizens
    Excuses for Homicide and Diminished Capacity
    Homicide Law in Practice
    CHAPTER 2: The Killers and Their Victims
    Race Differences
    Gender Differences
    Age Differences
    Differences by Location
    The Role of Firearms
    Changing Patterns in Homicide
    Chicken Little and the Ferguson Defect
    Breaking the Mold
    CHAPTER 3: Explaining the Will to Kill
    The Devil Made Me do it
    Back to the Classics
    Using Science to Explain Violence
    Early Biological Explanations of Criminal Behavior
    Modern Biosocial Theory and Neurocriminology
    The Human Brain
    This Is Your Brain on Drugs
    Genetics
    Killer Instincts?
    The Future of Biological Explanations of Homicidal Behavior
    Psychological Explanations
    Psychosis
    Sociopaths, Psychopaths, and Personality Disorders
    Freud and Psychoanalysis
    Evolutionary Psychology
    Personality Traits
    Paraphilias
    IQ and Crime
    The Social Sources of Murder
    Social Disorganization
    Strain, Frustration, and Murder
    Cultural Deviance
    Learning to Kill
    Self-Control, Social Control, and Murder
    Labeling Theory
    Integrated Theories
    A Word of Caution About Cause
    CHAPTER 4: Intimate and Family Murder
    Killing for Profit and Practicality
    Obsession and Jealousy
    Power, Control, and Abuse
    Family Annihilation
    Murder for Love
    Murder-Suicide
    Parricide
    Filicide
    Infanticide
    Motherhood by Proxy
    Prevention and Response
    CHAPTER 5: The Young and the Ruthless
    An "Epidemic" of Youth Homicide
    Explaining the 1990s Decline
    Principles of Prevention
    Dial M for Media
    Juveniles in the Adult System
    Looking Ahead
    CHAPTER 6: Well-Schooled in Murder
    The Risk of School Homicide
    Copycat Shootings
    Adult School Shooters
    Explaining School Massacres
    Blaming Parents
    Fear Factor
    Threatening Words and Warning Signs
    Responses to School Shootings
    Overprotection
    Healthy and Safe Schools
    On to College
    CHAPTER 7: Serial Killers
    The Many Forms of Serial Killing
    Deceiving Appearances
    Prevalence and Trends
    Characteristics of Serial Killers
    Victims of Serial Murder
    Killing Together
    Beyond U.S. Borders
    The Murdering Mind
    Explanations for Serial Murder
    Biological Factors
    Childhood Factors
    CHAPTER 8: Medical Murder and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
    Counting Medical Murders
    Healthcare Murders Globally
    Motives and Types of Medical Murderers
    Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
    Administrative Facilitators and Failures
    Prevention and Intervention
    Looking Ahead
    CHAPTER 9: Rampage
    Mass Murder
    Methodical and Selective
    The Role of Firearms
    Indiscriminate Massacres
    Targeting a Category of Victims
    Getting Even Through Murder
    Losses and Frustrations
    Profile of the Workplace Avenger
    Preventing Murders by Disgruntled Employees and Customers
    CHAPTER 10: Hate Homicides
    Characteristics of Hate Homicide
    Types of Hate Homicide
    Thrill Hate Crimes
    Defensive Hate Crimes
    Retaliatory Hate Crimes
    Mission Hate Crimes
    Organized Hate Groups
    The Role of the Military
    Current State of Hate Crime Laws
    CHAPTER 11: Murderous Terror
    Hate Homicide and Domestic Terrorism
    International Terrorism
    The Rise of the Islamic State (ISIS)
    Terrorism in Europe
    Homegrown Terrorism
    American Muslims and Domestic Terrorism
    Left-Wing vs. Right-Wing Terrorists
    Single-Issue Terrorism
    The Impact of Murderous Terror
    Reducing Murderous Terrorism
    CHAPTER 12: Cult Killings
    Dangerous Cults
    The Appeal of Cults
    Charismatic Leaders and Their Followers
    Needs Fulfilled by Cults
    Normal People in Abnormal Situations
    Suicide or Homicide?
    CHAPTER 13: Catching Killers
    Science of the Lambs
    Forensic Applications of DNA
    Technological Advances
    Forensic Error
    Clearance Rates
    Investigating Challenging Homicide Cases
    ViCAP
    NamUs
    Behavioral Profiling
    Geographic Profiling
    Sightings and Visions
    Working a Homicide in the Media Spotlight
    CHAPTER 14: Getting Away with Murder, or Not
    The Insanity Defense
    The Insanity Defense in Practice
    Revelations Under Hypnosis
    Capital Punishment
    The Deterrence Debate
    Race and the Death Penalty
    Other Issues Surrounding the Death Penalty
    Juvenile Injustice
    Epilogue: Epidemic Thinking and Overresponse
    Index