| Description |
239 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The theory of violence as taught by Louis Culpepper -- Murder on the school bus -- Murder by abuse -- Genes, geography, and the generation of violence -- Wrath: repression and release--the effects of frontal lobotomy -- Immaturity, mania, mistreatment, and miscreancy -- Toxins and turmoil -- Nature, nurture, and neurology -- Anatomy of evil -- Did you ever hear a baby cry? -- Hitler and hatred -- Prevention and treatment -- Appendix: tools of diagnosis: history, physical examination, and the role of tests |
| Summary |
Investigates the family backgrounds and medical history of serial killers Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy, and concludes that serial killers may be a product of a genetic predisposition to violence and an abusive environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Murder -- Psychological aspects.
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Murderers -- Psychology.
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Criminal Psychology.
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Homicide -- psychology.
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| LC no. |
00069572 |
| ISBN |
0393323234 paperback |
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039305022X |
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