Understanding homicide / Fiona Brookman.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brookman, Fiona
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2005.
Subjects:
Homicide.
Physical Description:vii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • PART ONE: PLACING HOMICIDE IN CONTEXT: Deconstructing homicide
  • Patterns and characteristics of homicide in the UK
  • PART TWO: EXPLANATIONS OF HOMICIDE: Biological explanations of homicide
  • Psychological explanations of homicide
  • Sociological explanations of homicide
  • PART THREE: MAKING SENSE OF PARTICULAR FORMS OF HOMICIDE: When men kill
  • When women kill
  • The killing of children and infants
  • Multiple homicide: 'Serial killers', terrorists, and corporations
  • PART FOUR: DEALING WITH HOMICIDE: The investigation of homicide
  • Preventing homicide in the UK
  • Overview and conclusions
  • Appendix.