Understanding sexual serial killing

Title
  1. Understanding sexual serial killing [electronic resource] / Frederick Toates, Olga Coschug-Toates.
Published by
  1. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Author
  1. Toates, F. M. (Frederick M.)

Details

Additional authors
  1. Coschug-Toates, Olga.
Description
  1. 1 online resource (xix, 527 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Summary
  1. Why do some people engage in serial killing for sexual pleasure? This book considers the phenomenon of sexual serial killing from the perspective of motivation theory, as advanced in psychology and neuroscience. By examining biological, psychological and social determinants, it develops a model of sexual killing that integrates widely dispersed existing literature. The first part of the book reviews scientific data and theories, while the second part presents biographical sketches of 80 sexual killers and links their early development and later killing to current theoretical understanding. The book examines cases of serial killers from the USA, Western Europe, Iran, Australia and South Africa, and it also includes an account of killers from the USSR, made available to non-Russian speakers for the first time. Deliberately written to avoid jargon, Understanding Sexual Serial Killing is accessible to students, scholars and professionals across psychology, sociology, forensic science and law.
Uniform title
  1. Understanding sexual serial killing (Online)
Alternative title
  1. Understanding sexual serial killing (Online)
Subject
  1. Serial murderers > Psychology
  2. Lust murder
  3. Sex crimes
Note
  1. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Author
  1. Toates, F. M. (Frederick M.)
Title
  1. Understanding sexual serial killing [electronic resource] / Frederick Toates, Olga Coschug-Toates.
Imprint
  1. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Access
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
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  2. Available onsite at NYPL
Added author
  1. Coschug-Toates, Olga.
Other form:
  1. Print version: 9781316517598
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