Serial Murderers and Their Victims (The Wadsworth Contemporary Issues In Crime And Justice Series) - Softcover

Hickey, Eric W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534630189 ISBN 13: 9780534630188

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2005

Synopsis

This text provides an in-depth, scholarly, and broad-based examination of serial murderers and their victims. The coverage is supported by extensive data and research, and it profiles some of the most prominent murderers of our time. Author Eric Hickey examines the lives of over 400 serial murderers, analyzing the cultural, historical, and religious factors that influence our myths and stereotypes of these individuals. He then describes the biological, psychological, and sociological reasons for serial murder, offering his own Trauma-Control model for explaining serial murder behavior.

About this title

From the Author:

Using criminal psychology in understanding serial murderers.
For readers who possess a passion for understanding the criminal mind, criminal personalities and abnormal psychology, this text is an excellent resource. Indeed, as I conducted interviews with serial killers I realized that this text would delve into the darkest recesses of their minds and personalities. It is a disturbingly horrific study which perhaps raises more questions than it answers. This is the nature of research. I welcome comments from my readers.

Synopsis:

Used as a teaching tool in universities and by law enforcement personnel, Hickey's (criminology, California State U., Fresno) text assists readers in understanding the nature of violence, criminal personalities, and victim-offender relationships, and in understanding serial murder within the contemporary social context. The fourth edition is update

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0534630189
• ISBN 13: 9780534630188
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 384