Driven to Kill (Paperback)

Paperback. The charge: first-degree murder. The murder weapon: a 1987 Ford Escort. A car as a murder weapon? In Driven to Kill, J. Peter Rothe unflinchingly examines the use of vehicles in cases of assault, abduction, rape, gang warfare, terrorism, suicide, and murder. What separates an everyday driver from a motorized menace? Read and find out. Yes, Rothe offers a trove of unprecedented research for sociologists, criminologists, policy makers, police, as well as public health, injury prevention, and traffic safety professionals, but his accessible style speaks to our fascination with car culture and true crime stories. Foreword by Leon James. Rothe examines the use of vehicles for assault, abduction, rape, terrorism, suicide, and murder. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.