Through newscasts, current events, film and television, we are drawn irresistibly to the drama, mystery and intrigue of homicides, both real and invented.
But why do people commit murder? And how is murder turned into a drama played out on the national stage? The authors of The Will to Kill answer these questions by describing the motivations at the center of a killer's mentality.
Topics covered include:
School shootings
Intimate murders
Serial killers
Medical murder
Rampage
Hate crimes
Workplace murder
Terrorism
Cult killings
The justice system
Written by well-known experts, this book employs the general notion of power and control as a central and unifying thesis for understanding why people kill.
Presents a classification of homicide theories, examining "the will to kill" from various perspectives. Several case studies are included in each chapter, often well-known examples drawn from recent headlines. Discusses current related controversies such as gun control, the insanity defense, and the death penalty. For anyone interested in criminology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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