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Author Fox, James Alan, author

Title Extreme killing : understanding serial and mass murder / James Alan Fox, Jack Levin
Edition Third edition
Published Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2014]
©2015

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 MELB  364.15230973 Fox/Eku 2014  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 345 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
Summary Filled with contemporary and classic case studies, this fascinating overview of both serial and mass murder illustrates the many violent expressions of power, revenge, terror, greed, and loyalty. Throughout the book, renowned experts James Alan Fox and Jack Levin examine the theories of criminal behavior and apply them to a multitude of mass and serial murderers from around the world, such as Adam Lanza (Newtown, CT), James Holmes (Aurora, CO cinema), Anders Breivik (Oslo, Norway), Charles Manson (Helter Skelter), and Dennis Rader (BTK). Fully updated with new cases, new data, and the latest information, the Third Edition helps students understand the commonalities and variations among multiple murders, addresses the characteristics of both killers and their victims, and, in the concluding chapter, discusses the special concerns of multiple murder victims and their survivors
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Mass murder -- United States -- Case studies.
Mass murder -- United States.
Serial murders -- United States -- Case studies.
Serial murders -- United States.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Author Levin, Jack, 1941- author
ISBN 9781483350721 (paperback)
Other Titles Understanding serial and mass murder