American Homicide

Name: American Homicide
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ISBN: 9781544356037

by Richard M. Hough, Kimberly D. McCorkle

2nd Edition

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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Print ISBN	9781544356037
eText ISBN	9781544356006
Publisher	SAGE Publications, Inc
Publishing Year	2020
Edition	2nd Edition
Language	English

American Homicide, 2nd Edition is a textbook that examines prevalent forms of murder and suspicious death in the United States alongside societal reactions to lethal violence. Drawing on more than 30 years of combined academic and practitioner experience, authors Richard M. Hough and Kimberly D. McCorkle blend criminological theory with empirical crime data and comparative international homicide rates.

The volume covers homicide measurement, theoretical explanations of aggression, and specific categories of lethal violence, including intimate partner homicide, family violence, mass shootings, gang killings, and terrorism. It also examines investigative methods, courtroom proceedings, and public health perspectives on prevention.

Throughout the text, dedicated "Why Would They Do It" feature boxes explore analytical concepts through real-world case studies, such as the Golden State Killer cold case investigation.

Chapter 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
Chapter 2: Who’s Killing Whom and How Much
- • Introduction
- • What We Measure
- • How We Measure
- • Studying Homicide Situations
- • Data Challenges
Chapter 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
Chapter 4: Why We Do It: Theories of Homicide
- • Introduction: Sociological and Criminological Perspectives
- • Individual Explanations
- • Social Structural
- • Life Course, Lifestyle, and Routine Activities Theory
Chapter 5: Confrontational Homicide
- • Introduction
- • Victim Precipitation
- • Honor Contests
- • Road Rage
- • Audience
- • Alcohol
- • Physiology
- • Girls, Women, and Confrontational Homicide
- • Investigative Considerations
Chapter 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
Chapter 7: All in the Family
- • Introduction
- • Familicide
- • Parents and Children
- • Other Family Killings
Chapter 8: School Killings
- • Introduction
- • Mass Shootings and Attacks
- • The Killers
- • Motivations of Those Who Kill
- • International Incidents
- • Policy Responses
Chapter 9: Mass Murder in Public and the Workplace
- • Introduction
- • Public Places
- • Workplace Violence
- • Workplace Victims
- • The Workplace Killer
- • Assessing Violence Potential
- • Policy Implications
Chapter 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
Chapter 11: Tool of Terror
- • Introduction
- • Definition and History
- • Acts of Terror
- • Who Are Terrorists?
- • Hate Crimes and Killing
- • Role of the Media
- • Stopping Terrorists
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 15: Victims, Society, and the Future
- • Introduction
- • Victim Impact
- • Public Health Perspective
- • Criminal Justice System Response and Legislation
- • Societal Issues
- • Predicting Violence
- • Technology