Labeled as the crime of the 1990s, serial murder is predicted to remain the crime of the first decades of the new millennium. This book brings together the perspectives of acknowledged experts in the field along with those of emerging authorities on serial murder.The chapters offer a unique look at these crimes from a variety of viewpoints and experiences. Accessibly written, this compelling volume includes information on minorities and serial killing, as well the manner in which serial killers are traced and tracked.
Author(s): Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen Holmes
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 255
City: Thousand Oaks
Cover
Contents
Preface
Part I - What is Serial Murder? The Character and the Extent
Chapter 1 - Profiles in Terror: The Serial Murderer
Chapter 2 - African-Americans and Serial Homicide
Chapter 3 - The Female Serial Killer
Chapter 4 - Female Serial Murderesses: The Unnoticed Terror
Part II - The Mind of the Serial Killer
Chapter 5 - The Application of Learning Theory to Serial Murder, or “You Too Can Learn to Be a Serial Killer”
Chapter 6 - The Divided Self: Toward an Understanding of the Dark Side of the Serial Killer
Chapter 7 - Sequential Predation: Elements of Serial Fatal Victimization
Chapter 8 - Inside the Mind of the Serial Murderer
Chapter 9 - A Serial Killer’s Perspective
Part III - Investigating Serial Murder Cases
Chapter 10 - Stalking in America: Types and Methods of Criminal Stalkers
Chapter 11 - Profiling the Clairemont Serial Murder Case: A Collaborative Investigative Effort
Chapter 12 - Psychological Profiling: Uses in Serial Murder Cases
Chapter 13 - Cold Case Squad
Part IV - Future Trends in Serial Murder Investigation and Research
Chapter 14 - A Methodological Model
Chapter 15 - Serial Murder Investigation: Prospects for Police Networking
Chapter 16 - Selected Problems in Serial Murder Investigations
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
