serial murder and the psychology of violent crimes

Richard N. Kocsis.978-1-58829-685-6, 978-1-59745-578-7, 1588296857

Given the difficulties these serious crimes pose to law enforcement and the obtuse psychological factors inherent to their perpetrators, it is surprising that few books are available (in contrast to the plethora of popular culture and true crime literature) that examine these crimes and/or their perpetrators in a scientifically dispassionate context. It is with these goals in mind that Serial Murder and the Psychology of Violent Crimes has been assembled, with scholars from around the globe contributing their collective knowledge in an attempt to understand the mechanisms that characterize these offenders and, through such understanding, aid or enhance procedures for the investigation of serial violent crimes in the future.

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Table of contents :
cover
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contents
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part I the psychology of serial violent crimes
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01 normalcy in behavioral characteristics of the sadistic serial killer……Page 19
02 compulsive-repetitive offenders……Page 31
03 serial juvenile sex offenders and their offenses……Page 50
04 a study of offense patterns and psychopathological characteristics among recidivistic finnish homicide offenders……Page 66
05 sensational and extreme interests in adolescents……Page 78
06 narcissism, sadism, and loneliness (the case of serial killer Jeffrуy Dahmer)……Page 99
part II new dimensions to violent crime
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07 sexual homicide……Page 116
08 serial killers and serial rapists……Page 131
09 firesetting……Page 152
10 the ‘gentler’ sex……Page 189
11 anatomy of a mass murder……Page 207
part III investigative considerations to serial violent crimes
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12 blundering justice……Page 216
13 sexual (lust) homicide……Page 238
14 criminal profile construction and investigative procedures……Page 254
15 psychological skills and criminal profile accurasy……Page 267
16 profiling and professionalization of criminal investigation……Page 284
index……Page 300