Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder,9780761914204

Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder

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ISBN13: 9780761914204
ISBN10: 076191420X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-03-24
Publisher(s): Sage Publications, Inc
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Summary

Labeled as the crime of the 1990's, 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.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Part I What Is Serial Murder? The Character and the Extent 5(70)
1. Profiles in Terror: The Serial Murderer
5(12)
Ronald M. Holmes
James E. DeBurger
2. African-Americans and Serial Homicide
17(16)
Philip Jenkins
3. The Female Serial Killer
33(26)
Robert Hale
Andrew Bolin
4. Female Serial Murderesses: The Unnoticed Terror
59(16)
Stephen T. Holmes
Eric Hickey
Ronald M. Holmes
Part II The Mind of the Serial Killer 75(62)
5. The Application of Learning Theory to Serial Murder, or "You Too Can Learn to Be a Serial Killer"
75(10)
Robert Hale
6. The Divided Self: Toward an Understanding of the Dark Side of the Serial Killer
85(16)
Al C. Carlisle
7. Sequential Predation: Elements of Serial Fatal Victimization
101(12)
Ronald M. Holmes
8. Inside the Mind of the Serial Murderer
113(10)
Ronald M. Holmes
James DeBurger
Stephen T. Holmes
9. A Serial Killer's Perspective
123(14)
Anonymous
Part III Investigating Serial Murder Cases 137(62)
10. Stalking in America: Types and Methods of Criminal Stalkers
137(12)
Ronald M. Holmes
11. Profiling the Clairemont Serial Murder Case: A Collaborative Investigative Effort
149(24)
Joseph A. Davis
12. Psychological Profiling: Uses in Serial Murder Cases
173(14)
Ronald M. Holmes
13. Cold Case Squad
187(12)
Sgt. David W. Rivers
Part IV Future Trends in Serial Murder Investigation and Research 199(36)
14. A Methodological Model
199(19)
D. Kim Rossmo
15. Serial Murder Investigation: Prospects for Police Networking
218(9)
Thomas O'Reilly-Fleming
16. Selected Problems in Serial Murder Investigations
227(8)
Ronald M. Holmes
Stephen T. Holmes
Index 235(8)
About the Editors 243(1)
About the Contributors 244

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