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The Psychopathology of Serial Murder: A Theory of Violence

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The Psychopathology of Serial Murder: A Theory of Violence - Giannangelo, Stephen J
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In this book, criminologist Stephen Giannangelo offers an original theory of the origins and development of the serial murderer. The author constructs a two-part model of the serial murderer's development. The first part outlines biological factors and concomitant psychological anomalies that can predispose individuals toward homicidal behavior. Then, in developing the second part of his model, Giannangelo describes how a traumatic environmental stressor may trigger a cyclical pattern of violent behavior in those persons ...

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The Psychopathology of Serial Murder: A Theory of Violence 1996, Praeger, New York

ISBN-13: 9780275954345

Hardcover