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BROOKMAN, Fiona
Understanding homicide / Fiona Brookman.- London ; Thousand Oaks ; New Delhi : SAGE, 2005.- [ix], 355 p. : il. ; 24 cm
ISBN 0-7619-4755-8

HOMICÍDIO, CRIME VIOLENTO, ANÁLISE PSICOLÓGICA, PERFIL PSICOLÓGICO, CRIME CONTRA AS PESSOAS

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part one: placing homicide in context. 1- Deconstructing homicide. 2 - Patterns and characteristics of homicide in the UK. Part two: explanations of homicide. 3 - Biological explanations of homicide. 4 - Psychological explanations of homicide. 5 - Sociological explanations of homicide. Part three: making sense of particular forms of homicide. 6 - When men kill. 7 - When women kill. 8 - The killing of children and infants. 9 - Multiple homicide: 'serial killers', terrorists and corporations. Part four: dealing with homicide. 10 - The investigation of homicide. 11 - Preventing homicide in the UK. 12- Overview and conclusions. Appendix. References.