-Col. Robert K. Ressler, professional criminologist
Through newscasts, current events, film and television, we are drawn irresistibly to the drama, mystery and intrigue of homicides, both real and invented.
But why do people commit murder? And how is murder turned into a drama played out on the national stage? The authors of The Will to Kill answer these questions by describing the motivations at the center of a killer's mentality.
Topics covered include:
School shootings
Intimate murders
Serial killers
Medical murder
Rampage
Hate crimes
Workplace murder
Terrorism
Cult killings
The justice system
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The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder, 3/E
James Alan Fox, Northeastern University
Jack Levin, Northeastern University
Kenna D Quinet, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis
ISBN-10: 0205516718
ISBN-13: 9780205516711
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
This best selling homicide text examines “the will to kill” from various perspectives.
Written by world-renowned experts, this text presents an analysis of the nature and extent of homicide and the laws that apply to it. Included are detailed analyses of many different types of homicide, including those that involve: family, youth, serial killing, mass murder, school, hate, terror and cults. Public policy issues such as the insanity defense, the death penalty and investigative strategies are also covered.
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Murder - Suicides
Physician-assisted deaths
“Medicide”
Homegrown forms of terrorism
DNA testing
Behavioral profiling
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