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xxx, 201 pages ; 24 cm This volume demonstrates the varied nature of homicide as well as the underlying patterns, risk factors, and epidemiology of homicidal behavior. The author presents her extensive studies on homicide in special populations, including women, children, and the elderly. Dr. Goetting effectively argues for a preventive, public health approach to this growing health threat This book will be of special interest to educators, researchers, and policymakers in social services and public health, as well as students of sociology, criminology, and interpersonal violence Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-187) and index Female victims of homicide: a portrait of their killers and the circumstances of their deaths -- Men who kill their mates: a profile -- Patterns of homicide among women -- Patterns of marital homicide: a comparison of husbands and wives -- When females kill one another: the exceptional case -- Child victims of homicide: a portrait of their killers and the circumstances of their deaths -- When parents kill their young children: Detroit 1982-1986 -- Patterns of homicide among children -- Patterns of homicide among the elderly

Author

Goetting, Ann

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826187703

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences