Overview
This book brings together experts in the fields of criminology, computer science, sociology, police science, victimology, psychology, oral history, and systems analysis, focussing their eclectic knowledge on the study of serial murder. The contributors present the reader with a careful development of state-of-the-art theory and research on serial murder providing a firm analytical bases for future study and research by social scientists into this elusive phenomenon. The book provides a synthesis of current literature and research with in-depth analysis of incidence and prevalence estimates and the etiology of victimization. Students and scholars of all the social sciences will find Serial Murder: An Elusive Phenomenon a valuable reference tool. Using case studies of serial murders, the contributors provide a micro-analysis of the phenomenon from both nomolithic and idiographic methodological perspectives. The book clearly presents the current law enforcement responses to serial murder and discusses the problem of linkage blindness, the inability of police to share information on unsolved murders. Finally, this study looks to the future of serial murder research and investigation. Each chapter is followed by a valuable reference section and the work concludes with a selected bibliography on serial murder.
Full Product Details
Author: Steven A. Egger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780275929862
ISBN 10: 0275929868
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 23 April 1990
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
?[Serial Murder's] strengths lie in the diversity of themes covered in the different essays, and the important methodological questions raised by the respective authors. . . . The focus is on the issue of serial murder as an elusive phenomenon', the exploration of which provides insight into many other areas of criminal justice: the process of investigation, the relationship between the police and the media, and the formation of the priorities of bureaucratic agencies. . . . Serial Murder can be thoroughly recommended. . . . This is an excellent and thought-provoking book which raises many intriguing questions.?-Justice Quarterly
Author Information
STEVEN A. EGGER is Associate Professor of Criminology at Sangamon State University. He was formerly Project Director of Homicide Assessment and Lead Tracking System for the State of New York.
