American Homicide

1. Introducing You to Homicide Introduction Homicide: What Most People Think They Know Organization of the Book Historic and Contemporary What This Book Is Not Policy Implications 2. Who's Killing Whom and How Much Introduction What We Measure How We Measure Studying Homicide Situations Data Challenges 3. Murder by the Numbers Introduction Victims-Who Dies Offenders-Categories and Demographics Location, Location, Location Weapons Used in Violence Other Circumstances Trends and Patterns Homicide Internationally 4. Why We Do It: Theories of Homicide Introduction: Sociological and Criminological Perspectives Individual Explanations Social Structural Life Course, Lifestyle, and Routine Activities Theory 5. Confrontational Homicide Introduction Victim Precipitation Honor Contests Road Rage Audience Alcohol Physiology Girls, Women, and Confrontational Homicide Investigative Considerations 6. Intimate Partner Homicide Introduction Rates Dynamics of Intimate Partner Homicide Theories to Explain Intimate Partner Homicide Lethality Assessment Fatality Review Teams Prosecution of Intimate Partner Homicide 7. All in the Family Introduction Familicide Parents and Children Other Family Killings 8. School Killings Introduction Mass Shootings and Attacks The Killers Motivations of Those Who Kill International Incidents Policy Responses 9. Mass Murder in Public and the Workplace Introduction Public Places Workplace Violence Workplace Victims The Workplace Killer Assessing Violence Potential Policy Implications 10. Killings by Groups: Gangs and Cults Introduction Gangs and Killing Cults and New Religious Movements (NRM) Cult Leaders and Followers Assessing Impacts Policy Implications 11. Tool of Terror Introduction Definition and History Acts of Terror Who Are Terrorists? Hate Crimes and Killing Role of the Media Stopping Terrorists 12. Serial Killing Introduction Myth and Mayhem Typologies Profiling Serial Killers Female Serial Killers Medical or Health Care Serial Killers Team Serial Killers Catching Serial Killers 13. Solving Homicides Introduction First Officer on the Scene Arriving With Caution Locard's Exchange Principle Investigator Arrives Documentation Collection of Evidence ME or No ME? Prosecutors: Who Needs 'Em? Technology Case Personnel Working With the Media Cold Case Investigations 14. Murder in Court Introduction Stages in Homicide Cases Expert Witness Testimony Building the Case and Charging Decisions Evidentiary Issues Defense Attorney Functions and Tactics Ethical Issues Plea Bargaining Sentencing 15. Victims, Society, and the Future Introduction Victim Impact Public Health Perspective Criminal Justice System Response and Legislation Societal Issues Predicting Violence Technology