1st Edition
Using Murder The Social Construction of Serial Homicide
Edited By Philip Jenkins
Copyright 1994
272 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the last decade, serial murder has become a source of major concern for law enforcement agencies, while the serial killer has attracted widespread interest as a villain in popular culture. There is no doubt, however, that popular fears and stereotypes have vastly exaggerated the actual scale of multiple homicide activity. In assessing the concern and the interest, Jenkins has produced an... Read more
Contents: 1. The construction of problems and panics 2. The reality of serial murder 3. The role of the Justice Department 4. Popular culture: images of the serial killer 5. Serial murder as modern mythology 6, The social critique the kind of society we have now 7. Everyman: serial murder as 'femicide' 8. The racial dimension: serial mider as bias crime 9. A homosexual who could strikie again 10. Darker than we imagine: cults and conspiracies 11. Conclusion: making and establishing claims
Biography
Philip Jenkins
