{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-homicide-isbn-9781118924471","title":"The Handbook of Homicide","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Homicide\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of original essays by renowned authors from around the world, reflecting the latest scholarship on the nature, causes, and patterns of homicide, as well as policies and practices for its investigation and prevention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes comprehensive coverage of the complex phenomenon of homicide and its various forms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original contributions from an esteemed team of global experts and scholars with chapters highlighting the authors’ original research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first internationally-focused collection of the latest research on the nature and causes of homicide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers both the causes and dynamics of homicide, as well as policies and practices intended to address it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Homicide in Global Perspective xix\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFiona Brookman, Edward R. Maguire, and Mike Maguire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Homicide in Context 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Murderous Thoughts: The Macro, Micro, and Momentary in Theorizing the Causes and Consequences of Criminal Homicide 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelen Innes, Sarah Tucker, and Martin Innes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Geographic and Temporal Variation in Cross‐National Homicide Victimization Rates 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeghan L. Rogers and William Alex Pridemore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Some Trends in Homicide and Its Age‐Crime Curves 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlfred Blumstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Social and Legal Responses to Homicide 54\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Cooney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Understanding Different Forms of Homicide 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Gang Homicide in the United States: What We Know and Future Research Directions 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJesenia M. Pizarro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Drug‐Related Homicide 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean P. Varano and Joseph B. Kuhns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sexual Homicide: A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence (2008 to 2015)105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeng Choon (Oliver) Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 When Women are Murdered 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Emerson Dobash and Russell P. Dobash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Women Murdered in the Name of “Honor” 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAisha K. Gill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Hate and Homicide: Exploring the Extremes of Prejudice‐Motivated Violence 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathan Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Infanticide 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl P. Malmquist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Parricide Encapsulated 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen M. Heide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Corporate Homicide, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Human Rights 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary Slapper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Empirical Challenges to Studying Terrorism and Homicide 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph K. Young and Erin M. Kearns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Multiple Homicide: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack Levin and James Alan Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Genocide and State‐Sponsored Killing 268\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndy Aydın‐Aitchison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Homicide around the Globe: International Perspectives 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Homicide in Europe 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarieke Liem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Comparing Characteristics of Homicides in Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden 308\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSoenita M. Ganpat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Homicide in Britain 320\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFiona Brookman, Helen Jones, and Sophie Pike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Homicide in Canada 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMyrna Dawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Typifying American Exceptionalism: Homicide in the USA 368\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmanda L. Robinson and Christopher D. Maxwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Homicide in Japan 388\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Ellis and Koichi Hamai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Homicide in Australia and New Zealand: Precursors and Prevention 412\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Mazerolle, Li Eriksson, Richard Wortley, and Holly Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Drivers of Homicide in Latin America and the Caribbean: Does Relative Political Capacity Matter? 432\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErik Alda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Homicide in Russia: Issues of Measuring and Theoretical Explanations 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexandra Lysova and Nikolay Shchitov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Understanding Homicide in China 467\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiqun Cao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Homicide in India: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 486\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. Jaishankar and Debarati Halder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Homicide in South Africa: Offender Perspectives on Dispute‐related Killings of Men 499\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Investigating Homicide 515\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Technology and Homicide Investigation 517\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatrick Q. Brady and William R. King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Solving Homicides: Trends, Causes, and Ways to Improve 533\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas S. Alexander and Charles F. Wellford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Using DNA in the Investigation of Homicide: Scientific, Operational, and Evidential Considerations 548\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Cold Case Homicide Reviews 566\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCheryl Allsop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 A Damning Cascade of Investigative Errors: Flaws in Homicide Investigation in the USA 578\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah Davis and Richard A. Leo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Reducing and Preventing Homicide 599\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Seeing and Treating Violence as a Health Issue 601\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles Ransford and Gary Slutkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Identifying and Intervening in Homicide Networks 626\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew M. Fox and Olivia R. Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Focused Deterrence and the Reduction of Gang Homicide 643\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony A. Braga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 From Theory to Practice: Reducing Gun Violence and Homicide in Detroit 659\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric Grommon, John D. McCluskey, and Timothy S. Bynum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Preventing Homicide 676\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward R. Maguire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 693\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Fiona Brookman is Professor of Criminology at the University of South Wales, UK. She is the author of Understanding Homicide (2005) and co-editor of Handbook on Crime (2010).  She has written over fifty articles and chapters on various themes related to violence and homicide.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward R. Maguire is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Associate Director in the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University, USA. He has written or edited four books and more than seventy articles and chapters on various themes related to policing, violence, research methodology, and comparative criminology.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Maguire is Part-Time Professor of Criminology at the University of South Wales, UK and Professor Emeritus at Cardiff University, UK. He is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (5th edition, 2012), and is a long-standing member of the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Handbook of Homicide will be an invaluable resource to those interested in understanding the phenomenon in all its diversity and complexity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThomas P. Abt, Harvard Kennedy School  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Murder, the gravest of human transgressions, and other varieties of homicide are treated in exhaustive breadth in this volume. The geographic and topical scope are impressive. There are contributions both fascinating for scholars of homicide and useful for those charged with keeping it from happening and solving it when it does. How much of cross-national variation in homicide statistics reflects real differences in rates of killing rather than differences in definition and reporting practices?  What are the non-legal factors influencing how severely different killings are sanctioned?  What is corporate homicide?  Why is DNA rarely a smoking gun?  These, among many other questions asked and answered, make this an interesting and valuable collection.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Wallman, The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation for the Study of Violence.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Homicide presents a comprehensive collection of original essays by renowned experts and scholars from around the world, exploring the nature, causes, and patterns of homicide, as well as policies and practices for its investigation and prevention. It offers novel insights into the significant range and complexity of homicide in its myriad forms and includes chapters on homicide in regions of the world and types of homicide that are often overlooked in existing literature. Theoretical and research-based insights are presented to help explain global variations in crime rates, and shifting patterns and trends. Further chapters explore specific types of homicide including: gang, drug-related, sexual homicides, honor and hate killings, infanticide, terrorism, and genocide. This Handbook also examines the latest approaches utilized by police agencies and forensic science labs to investigate homicide cases, and covers the state-of-the-art research currently available to reduce and prevent homicide  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Homicide provides an indispensable source of information on all aspects of the extremely complex global phenomenon that represents the most serious form of violent crime   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Homicide \u003c\/i\u003ewill be an invaluable resource to those interested in understanding the phenomenon in all its diversity and complexity.\" - \u003cb\u003eThomas P. Abt\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard Kennedy School\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Murder, the gravest of human transgressions, and other varities of homicide are treated in exhaustive breadth in this volume. The geographic and topical scope are impressive. There are contributions both fascinationg for scholars of homicide and useful for those charged with keeping it from happening and solving it when it does. How much of cross-national variation in homicide statistics reflects real differences in rates of killing rather than differences in definition and reporting practices? What are the non-legal factors influencing how severely different killings are sactioned? What is corporate homicide? Why is DNA rarely a smoking gun? These, among many other questiosn asked and answered, make this an interesting and valuable collection.' - \u003cb\u003eJoel Wallman\u003c\/b\u003e, The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation for the Study of Violence\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990255255781,"sku":"NP9781118924471","price":212.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118924471.jpg?v=1761787085","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-handbook-of-homicide-isbn-9781118924471","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}