The will to kill: making sense of senseless murder

The Lure and the Law of Homicide. Fascination with murder

Selling evil

Homicide law

Murder

Manslaughter

Defenses to criminal homicide

Homicide law in practice.

Explaining the Will to Kill. The devil made me do it

Back to the classics

Using science to explain violence

Biology then and now

Psychological causes of violence

The social sources of murder

Strain, frustration, and murder

Cultural deviance

Learning to kill

Self-control, social control, and murder

A word of caution about cause.

The Killers and Their Victims. Race differences

Gender differences

Age differences

Differences by location

The role of firearms

Changing patterns of homicide

Breaking the mold.

Intimate and Family Murder. Killing for profit and practicality

Obsession and jealousy

Power, control, and abuse

Family annihilation

Parricide

Filicide

Infanticide

Motherhood by proxy

Killing for love?

Murder-suicide

Prevention and response.

The Young and the Ruthless. An "epidemic" of youth homicide

Explaining the 1990s decline

Principles of prevention

Dial M for media

Justice for juveniles

Looking ahead.

Well-Schooled in Murder. The risk of school homicide

Copycat shootings

Adult school shooters

Explaining school massacres

Blaming parents

Fear factor

Responses to school shootings

Healthy and safe schools

Combatting school bullying

On to college.

Serial Killers. A profile of serial killers

The murdering mind

Childhood origins

Victim selection.

Medical Murder. Counting medical murders

Motives and types of medical murderers

Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Administrative facilitators

Prevention and intervention.

Rampage. Methodical and selective

Losses and frustrations

Profile of the workplace avenger

Murderous customers and clients.

Hate Homicides. Characteristics of hate homicide

Types of hate homicide

Organized hate groups

The role of the military

Current state of hate crime laws.

Murderous Terror. Hate homicide and domestic terrorism

International terrorism

Homegrown terrorism

Prison as a terrorist recruiting center

American Muslims and domestic terrorism

Left-wing vs. right-wing terrorists

Single-issue terrorism

The impact of murderous terror.

Cult Killings. Dangerous cults

The appeal of cults

Charismatic leaders and their followers

Needs fulfilled by cults

Normal people in abnormal situations

Suicide or homicide?

Catching Killers. Science of the lambs

Clearance rates

VICAP and profiling

Sightings and visions

Working a homicide in the media spotlight.

Getting Away With Murder, or Not. The insanity defense

Capital punishment

Punishing juvenile murderers

Epidemic thinking and overresponse.

The lure and the law of homicide Fascination with murder Selling evil Homicide law Murder Manslaughter Defenses to criminal homicide Homicide law in practice. Explaining the will to kill The devil made me do it Back to the classics Using science to explain violence Biology then and now Psychological causes of violence The social sources of murder Strain, frustration, and murder Cultural deviance Learning to kill Self-control, social control, and murder A word of caution about cause. The killers and their victims Race differences Gender differences Age differences Differences by location The geography of meth The role of firearms Breaking the mold. Intimate and family murder Killing for profit Obsession and jealousy Power, control, and abuse Family annihilation Infanticide Motherhood by proxy Killing for love? Murder-suicide

The young and the ruthless An "epidemic" of youth homicide Explaining the 1990s decline Dial M for media Looking ahead. Well-schooled in murder Blaming parents Copycat shootings Explaining school massacres Trends in school shootings Responses to school shootings Healthy and safe schools On to college. Serial killers A profile of serial killers The murdering mind Childhood origins Victim selection. Medical murder Counting medical murders Motives and types of medical murderers Munchausen syndrome by proxy Administrative facilitators Prevention and intervention. Rampage Methodical and selective Losses and frustrations Profile of the workplace avenger Murderous customers and clients

Hate homicides

Characteristics of hate homicide

Types of hate homicide

Organized hate groups

Current state of hate crime laws.

Murderous terror

Hate homicide and domestic terrorism

International terrorism

Homegrown terrorism

Left-wing vs. right-wing terrorists

Single-issue terrorism

The impact of murderous terror.

Cult killings

Dangerous cults

The appeal of cults

Charismatic leaders and their followers

Needs fulfilled by cults

Normal people in abnormal situations

Suicide or homicide?

Catching killers

Science of the lambs

Clearance rates

VICAP and profiling

Sightings and visions

Working a homicide in the media spotlight.

Getting away with murder, or not

The insanity defense

Justice for juveniles

Capital punishment

Epidemic thinking and overresponse.