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Author Liebert, John (John A.)

Title Suicidal mass murderers : a criminological study of why they kill / John Liebert and William J. Birnes
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 317 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Cho Seung-Hui -- 2. Who was Cho Seung-Hui? -- 3. What we have learned from the Virginia Tech massacre -- 4. Prediction of violence : who is dangerous to whom, why, and what can be done about it? -- 5. The Virginia panel and campus safety -- 6. An epidemic of campus and workplace suicidal mass murder -- 7. The psychotic -- 8. Cho Seung-Hui, attachment disorders, and pathological narcissism -- 9. Best clinical practices -- 10. Potential signs for dangerous behavior and best practice solutions
Summary A collaboration between a published researcher on serial violence and an experienced clinical psychiatrist, this book examines violence from the perspective of clinical medicine and psychology and helps to identify and effectively deal with the potential suicidal mass murderer before he kills. The authors review underlying causes, medical and social considerations, and the types of intervention possible. They begin with an overview of violence and aggression, move into the epidemiology of mass murder, and address the prevention of campus and workplace violence. Case studies of the most sensati
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Mass murderers -- Psychology -- Case studies
Mass murder -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies
Suicidal behavior -- Case studies
Criminal psychology.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
Violence -- Prevention
TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of
Criminal psychology
Mass murder -- Psychological aspects
Mass murderers -- Psychology
Suicidal behavior
Violence -- Prevention
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Birnes, William J
LC no. 2010032789
ISBN 9781420076790
1420076795
9781466549678
146654967X
9781138426658
1138426652