Mass and Serial Murder in America
This timely reference examines the psychological and social phenomena of mass and serial murder, bringing scholarly depth to a frequently sensationalized subject. Its review of the literature features case studies of serial and mass murderers to expand on
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Christine M. Sarteschi
Mass and Serial Murder in America
123
SpringerBriefs in Psychology Behavioral Criminology
Series editor Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Christine M. Sarteschi
Mass and Serial Murder in America
123
Christine M. Sarteschi Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA USA
ISSN 2192-8363 ISSN 2192-8371 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Psychology ISSN 2194-1866 ISSN 2194-1874 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Behavioral Criminology ISBN 978-3-319-44280-8 ISBN 978-3-319-44281-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44281-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016947789 © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 Concepts of Evil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Critical Thinking Exercise: The Risk of Paroling David Berkowitz and the Notion of Evil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Mass Murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prevalence of Mass Murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myths About Mass Murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mass Murder Classifications and Typologies . . . . School Shooters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motivations of Mass Murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biopsychosocial Profiles of Mass Murderers . . . . . Notes and Manifestos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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