Criminology of serial poisoners / Michael Farrell.

Title

Criminology of serial poisoners / Michael Farrell.

Description

Title from PDF of title page (viewed, May 28, 2019)
This book examines serial homicidal poisonings in the modern era, to improve our contemporary understanding of poisons, poisoners, and investigation. Drawing on cases of serial poisoning from around the world, the book defines key terms, examines theories and explanations of serial homicide in relation to serial poisoning, explores the features of the poisons and examines the demographic characteristics of perpetrators of serial poisoning and their victims. It considers healthcare serial poisoning as a specific issue. Overall, it provides an outline for developing a criminology of serial poisoning homicide.

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date

Contributor

Farrell, Michael (Michael P.), 1956-
SpringerLink (Online service)

Format

1 online resource (xii, 245 p.)

Language

eng

Type

a

Access Rights

Publisher's Web site. Access restricted to the University of Catania community.

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-01138-3 doi

ISBN

3030011372
9783030011376
3030011380 (electronic bk.)
9783030011383 (electronic bk.)
3030011372
9783030011376

Files

2018_Book_CriminologyOfSerialPoisoners.pdf

Citation

“Criminology of serial poisoners / Michael Farrell.,” Lex e-books - Collana, accessed December 23, 2024, http://ebooks.unict.it/omeka/items/show/233.