This timely reference examines the psychological and social phenomena of mass and serial murder, bringing scholarly depth to a frequently sensationalized subjec

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Serial murderers generate an abundance of public interest, media coverage, and law enforcement attention, yet after decades of studies, serial murder researcher

This revised and updated edition of Murder in America presents a pragmatic examination of both common and unusual acts of homicide in the United States.