Fatal violence : case studies and analysis of emerging forms /

Fatal violence : case studies and analysis of emerging forms /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Holmes, Ronald M.
Imprint:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 196 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Violent crimes -- Case studies. Violent deaths -- Case studies. Homicide -- Case studies. Violence -- Case studies. Homicide. Violence. Violent crimes. Violent deaths. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12014390

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Other authors / contributors:	Holmes, Stephen T.
ISBN:	9781439826881 1439826889 9781466533950 1466533951 1439826870 9781439826874 9781439826874
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	From serial murderers to parents who kill, Fatal Violence: Case Studies and Analysis of Emerging Forms provides an insider's look at a phenomenon that has existed since the dawn of man and cuts across social/economic barriers and cultures. Offering a rare glimpse into the minds of predators and containing chilling details of motives and methods, this volume explores gang violence, serial and mass murderers, filicide, rape, workplace violence, school shootings, and hate crimes. It also delves into the unusual and shocking practices of vampirism and cannibalism. Bringing wisdom from years of stu.
Other form:	Print version: Holmes, Ronald M. Fatal violence. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2010 9781439826874

Table of Contents:

1. Personal violence in the United States : suicide
2. Street gangs
3. Motorcycle gangs
4. Serial murder
5. Vampires and cannibals
6. Mass murder
7. Parents who kill
8. Violence in the workplace
9. Rape
10. School shootings
11. Hate groups : the Ku Klux Klan, skinheads, and other groups
12. Youth violence : an alternative explanation ; the cultural transmission hypothesis.