When Men Kill: Scenarios of Masculine Violence - Softcover

Polk, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521468086 ISBN 13: 9780521468084

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This book describes various patterns of homicide that involve men killing women and other men. A qualitative study, it eschews heavy use of statistics to focus on case studies. Kenneth Polk then establishes the themes that run through four specific "scenarios of violence." When Men Kill discusses the role of gender and class in homicide and raises a number of important policy issues. It also asks pertinent questions about the nature of masculinity. It will sharpen international understandings of homicide, while the comprehensive classification scheme it develops will be of importance to criminologists everywhere.

About this title

Book Description:

Important policy issues regarding the role of gender and class in homicide are raised by descriptions of various patterns of crimes committed exclusively by males. Case studies of four specific "scenarios of violence" supplement this qualitative statistical analysis.

From the Back Cover:

When Men Kill will sharpen international understanding of homicide, and the comprehensive classification scheme it develops will be of interest and importance to criminologists everywhere.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521468086
• ISBN 13: 9780521468084
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232