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Serial Murder: A More Accurate and Inclusive Definition

Published:1995-12 Issue:4 Volume:39 Page:299-306
ISSN:0306-624X
Container-title:International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

Author:

Heide Kathleen M.¹,Keeney Belea²

Affiliation:

1. University of South Florida Department of Criminology 4202 East Fowler Ave. Social Sciences Room 107 Tampa, Florida 33620 U.S.A.

2. Criminal Justice Consultant P.O. Box 40974 St. Petersburg, Florida 33743 U.S.A.

Abstract

A review of research on serial murder revealed that the 10 definitions frequently cited failed to adequately represent the totality of serial murder. This article reviews the evolution of these definitions in the professional literature. A more complete definition is proposed that encompasses all types of serial murder, not only those committed by roaming males who act out of lust. By being more inclusive, this definition is broad enough to include acts of multiple destructiveness committed by men and women for both instrumental and expressive purposes.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0306624X9503900402

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