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Understanding Sexual Serial Killing

Autor Frederick Toates, Olga Coschug-Toates
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iun 2024
This book considers the phenomenon of sexual serial killing from the perspective of motivation theory. By examining biological, psychological and social determinants, it develops a model of sexual killing that integrates the widely dispersed existing literature. The book is written engagingly and without jargon to appeal to a wide readership.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781009045681
ISBN-10: 1009045687
Pagini: 548
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press

Cuprins

Part I. The Factors that Underlie Lust Killing: 1. How to gain understanding; 2. A focus on the individual; 3. States of brain and mind; 4. A focus on the context; 5. Ways of explaining; 6. The motivation underlying serial lust killing; 7. Inhibition; 8. The making of a sex-linked killer; 9. Linking normality to abnormality; 10. Looking for a thrill; 11. Beyond conventional desire: Paraphilias; 12. Can it become addictive?; Part II. Biographical Sketches: 13. Similarities and differences; 14. A focus on the males in the family; 15. A focus on the (ex) wife; 16. A focus on the mother: Being given up for adoption; 17. A focus on the mother: Uncertainty; 18. A focus on the mother: Her behavior; 19. A focus on revenge; 20. Just for being gay; 21. Fetishes and partialisms; 22. Imprinting on powerful events; 23. Living in farmyard squalor; 24. Cross-dressing; 25. Attachment-linked killers; 26. A desire for child victims; 27. Stress and disorganization; 28. Problems with sexual potency; 29. Paired killers: Male; 30. Paired killers: Male and female; 31. Drugs and addiction in focus; 32. More questions than answers; Part III. Final Word: 33. Bringing things together.


Recenzii

'The development and motivations of serial lust killers are detailed using case profiles combined with neuroscientific and biopsychosocial research vividly explaining the concepts by the authors. Understanding Sexual Serial Killing is a must-have guide for researchers, writers and readers who want to understand sexual homicide.' Carrie Anne Drazewski-Keller, Anthropologist, Colorado Western Slope, USA
'This is the most comprehensive book on lust serial killing ever published. As well as including a detailed biopsychosocial perspective on this type of offending, it includes a series of biographical analyses which are logically grouped to provide the reader with a deep understanding of the psychological development of lust serial killers. One of the most interesting and thought-provoking books in the field!' Clare Allely, University of Salford, UK
'Understanding Sexual Serial Killing conveys complex ideas regarding the biopsychosocial elements of lust murder in prose that is refreshingly succinct and easily understandable. Complementing their sharp intellects with a pervading wisdom, the authors offer an indispensable contribution to the field. This book is among the best on sexual homicide to appear in the twenty-first century. No serious forensic psychologist or criminologist would risk omitting it from their library.' Lee Mellor, author of Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder, UK
'This engaging, easy-to-follow text examines the profiles of different types of serial killer. These profiles are brought to life vividly through in-depth analysis using description and theory. This combination makes the text an invaluable source of archival information for general readers, students and academics alike.' Sandie Taylor, University of South Wales, UK

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