Criminology of serial poisoners /

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Imprint:Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455781
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Other authors / contributors:Farrell, Michael (Michael P.), 1956- editor.
ISBN:9783030011383
3030011380
9783030011376
3030011372
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 7, 2018).
Summary:This book examines serial homicidal poisonings in the modern era, to improve our contemporary understanding of poisons, poisoners, and investigation. Drawing on cases of serial poisoning from around the world, the book defines key terms, examines theories and explanations of serial homicide in relation to serial poisoning, explores the features of the poisons and examines the demographic characteristics of perpetrators of serial poisoning and their victims. It considers healthcare serial poisoning as a specific issue. Overall, it provides an outline for developing a criminology of serial poisoning homicide.--
Other form:Print version: Criminology of serial poisoners. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 3030011372 9783030011376