The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation - Softcover

Egger, Steven A.

 
9780138947347: The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0138947341 ISBN 13: 9780138947347
Verlag: Pearson Education (US), 1997

Inhaltsangabe

This book brings together all of what we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know about the horrific violence of serial murder.Part I introduces the subject of serial murder and presents the "six myths" of serial murder that interfere with understanding and successful investigation. Part II presents detailed case studies of four infamous serial killers, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Kenneth Bianchi and Henry Lee Lucas. Part III focuses on the investigation of serial murder, showing the problems law enforcement faces -- notably "linkage blindness," the inability of unwillingness of police agencies to share information on unsolved murders. This seciton includes an extensive discussion of fourteen different police responses to serial murder. Finally, the author -- a noted criminologist and former homicide investigator -- discusses the future of serial murder and its investigation.Students of criminology, psychology and sociology; true crime buffs; mystery writers and readers; journalists; skeptics; and criminal justice professionals.

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Verlag
Pearson Education (US)
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0138947341
ISBN 13 
9780138947347
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
296
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