Fatal Families
| Author | : Charles Patrick Ewing |
| Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1997-08-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0761907580 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780761907589 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fatal Families by : Charles Patrick Ewing
Download or read book Fatal Families written by Charles Patrick Ewing and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, nearly half of the more than 20,000 murder victims in the United States are related to or acquainted with their killers. Fatal Families explores the social, cultural and psychological forces, as well as the nature and consequences that lead people to kill members of their own families. Drawing on his professional background in law and psychology, and using case studies, Charles Patrick Ewing points the way to measures that can be taken to reduce the terrifying number of murders within families.
