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Female serial killers in social context : criminological institutionalism and the case of Mary Ann Cotton / Elizabeth Yardley and David Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yardley, Elizabeth, author.
- Wilson, David, 1957 April 23- author.
- Series:
- Policy Press shorts. Research.
- Policy Press shorts. Research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cotton, Mary Ann, 1832-1873.
- Cotton, Mary Ann.
- Serial murders--England--Case studies.
- Serial murders.
- Women serial murderers--England--Case studies.
- Women serial murderers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 103 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores how institutions such as the family, economy and religion shaped the environment and social integration of nineteenth-century serial killer Mary Ann Cotton. It will equip criminologists with a methodological toolkit for performing institutional analysis.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- The Trouble with Female Serial Killers
- Intersections and Institutions: New Pathways in Making Sense of Female Serial Killers
- Development of the Case Study
- Mary Ann’s Social Roles
- An Institutional Understanding of Mary Ann and Future Directions for Research
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Mar 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781447326472
- 1447326474
- 9781447327639
- 1447327632
- 9781447326465
- 1447326466
- OCLC:
- 921176177
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