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Serial killers and sadistic murderers : up close and personal / Jack Levin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levin, Jack, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Serial murders--Case studies.
- Serial murders.
- Murderers--Case studies.
- Murderers.
- Murderers--Psychology.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 233 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
- Summary:
- This chilling glimpse into the minds of some of the worst criminals makes a valuable contribution to criminology and is a must-read for both true-crime buffs and law enforcement professionals.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Conversing with the devil
- Gaining a sadistic thrill
- Silencing the lambs
- Looking more innocent than an innocent man
- Killing without a care
- Hating enough to kill
- Hiding domestic violence?
- Fighting the culture of silence
- Killing for company
- Planning and plotting to kill
- Motivating mindless murder
- Teaming up to kill
- Threatening to kill
- Victimizing the vulnerable
- Stigmatizing the community
- Preventing the murderous impulse
- Responding to the murderous impulse
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781591025764
- 1591025761
- OCLC:
- 180476189
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