The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation
Language: English
Published by Prentice Hall, 1997
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- Title
- The Killers Among Us: An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation
- Author
- Steven A. Egger
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0134724240
- ISBN 13
- 9780134724249
- Item weight
- 1.05 pounds
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From the Back Cover
Definition of a Serial Killer: A series of two or more murders, committed as separate events usually, but not a/ways, by one offender acting alone. The crimes may occur over a time ranging from hours to years. Quite often the motive is psychological, and the offender's behavior and the physical evidence observed at the scene will reflect sadistic and sexual overtones.
– The Definition of a Serial Killer (Brooks et al., 1988)
This book takes the reader into the complex world of serial killers by providing a detailed account of seven up-to-date cases, the myths surrounding serial murderers and the reasons why they continue to kill, the seven major problems of investigating a serial murder, and an analysis of the fourteen different law enforcement agencies who respond to a serial murder.
New to the second edition:
- An expanded chapter on how the media treats the phenomenon of serial murder
- An essay on victimology
- An expanded chapter on the victims of serial killers
- Three new cases
- Numerous examples of serial killers, both on a national and international basis
- A discussion on the concept of "the less dead" or how victims of serial killers are devalued
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