Shanafelt, Robert, 1957-

Rethinking serial murder, spree killing, and atrocities beyond the usual distinctions / [electronic resource] : Robert Shanafelt and Nathan W. Pino. - New York ; London : Routledge, 2015. - 1 online resource (xiv, 190 p.) : ill. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 140 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. On killing, murder, and extreme violence in biological and historical perspective -- 2. The multiple worlds of multiple murderers -- 3. From normal to brutal : atrocities and the persons who commit them -- 4. None too tidy : interacting variables in the development of serial murder, spree killing, and atrocities.

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Mass murder.
Massacres.
Political atrocities.
Serial murders.
Violence.