Criminology of homicidal poisoning : offenders, victims and detection / Michael Farrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrell, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poisoning--Law and legislation.

Poisoning.

Criminal investigation.

Physical Description:

xvii, 209 pages

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This book provides an overview of historical and contemporary cases of homicidal poisoning. While homicidal poisoning is sometimes thought of as a thing of the past, it continues to be a contemporary problem, and in fact the unknown offender rate for poisoning cases is 20-30 times that of other homicide types in contemporary research, and many poisoners commit serial homicides while going undetected. The author of this important and timely work explores the theoretical bases for understanding homicidal poisoning, the nature of poisons used in homicidal cases, the characteristics of poisoners and their victims, and techniques for detection and prevention. This unique book will be of particular interest to: students of criminology (classes dealing with criminal psychology, and murder investigation); students of the history of crime; criminal justice professionals: attorneys, homicide detectives, forensic pathologists, forensic and clinical toxicologists, and other forensic investigators; and all interested in poisons, poisoners and the detection of poisoning. It has relevance to criminology, law and policing, toxicology and forensic science, the history of crime and detection, and criminal psychology.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; Preamble; Towards a Criminology of Homicidal Poisoning; Criminology; Homicide; Types of Homicide; Motives; Aims of the Book; Scope of the Book; Proposed Readers; An Indication of Subsequent Chapters; Features of the Book; Moving on; References; 2 Instructive Poison Cases; Introduction; Roger and David Cooper, UK; The Case; Points of Special Interest; Paul Marshall Curry, US; The Case; Points of Special Interest; Dr. Harold Shipman, UK; The Case; Points of Special Interest; Julia Lynn Turner, US; The Case

Points of Special InterestLakvir Singh, UK; The Case; Points of Special Interest; Kristin Rossum, US; The Case; Points of Special Interest; Jessica Wongso. Australia and Indonesia; The Case; Points of Special Interest; Conclusion; Suggested Activity; Reference; 3 Criminal Poisoning in Theory; Theories and Explanations; Biological Theories of Crime; Heredity and Genetics; Brain Glucose Metabolism; Neurotransmitters; Brain Anomalies-The Amygdala; Psychological Theories of Crime; Developments in a Freudian Tradition; Differential Association Theory and Differential Reinforcement Theory

Eysenck's Theory of CrimeCognitive Theories of Crime; Sociological Theories of Crime; Functionalism; Anomie; Control Theory; Rational Choice Theory; Routine Activities Theory; Chicago School; Radical Criminology and Left Realism; Labelling Theory; Sub Culture; Feminism; Theories of Crime in Relation to Poisoning Homicide; Biological Theories of Crime in Relation to Poisoning Homicide; Psychological Theories of Crime in Relation to Poisoning Homicide; Sociological Theories of Crime in Relation to Poisoning Homicide; Promising Theories for Poisoning Homicide; Some 'Types' of Poisoning

Poisoning in GeneralSerial Poisoning; Team Poisoning; Conclusion; Suggested Activity; Key Texts; References; 4 Understanding Poisons; Introduction; Poisons and Poisoning in the Past; Defining Poison; Classifications of Poisons; Ways of Describing Characteristics of Poisons; Features of Less Detectable Poisons; Poison Homicide and Other Homicides; Administration of Poisons; Action of Poisons; Action on Enzymes; Poisons Influencing the Nervous System; Corrosives, Irritants and Narcotics; Fatal Dose and How It Is Represented; Acute and Chronic Poisoning; Antidotes and Treatment for Poisoning

Possible Trends in PoisoningConclusion; Suggested Activities; Key Texts; References; 5 Poisonous Plants, Animals, Bacteria, and Drugs; Introduction; Plant Poisons (Phytotoxins); Colchicum Seeds; Atropine (Belladonna) ; Aconite; Strychnine; Opium and Morphine; Cyanide, Potassium Cyanide and Prussic Acid; Digitalis; Nicotine; Hyoscine; Animal Poisons (Zootoxins); Cantharides; Insulin; Bacterial Poisons; Bacteria and Bacterial Poisons; Typhoid, Tuberculosis, and Diphtheria; Drugs; Fentanyl; Methylphenobarbitone; Seconal Sodium; Succinylcholine Chloride; Vecuronium Bromide; Conclusion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319591162

3319591169

OCLC:

985081863