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The female serial murderer : a sociological study of homicide and the "gentler sex" / Hannah Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Hannah, 1966-
- Series:
- Criminology studies ; v. 28.
- Criminology studies ; v. 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women serial murderers.
- Physical Description:
- v, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, [2005]
- Contents:
- An introduction to murder and serial murder
- Time, opportunity, and anonymity
- Black Widows and Angels of Death
- Less traditional murderesses
- Some overall patterns of women who commit serial murder
- Some psychological explanations of serial murder
- Examining the idea that criminality is learned
- Some thoughts on serial murder and Leyton's proletarian rebellion
- The gentler sex.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-185) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Scott, Hannah. Female serial murderer.
- ISBN:
- 0773460004
- 9780773460003
- OCLC:
- 61200767
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