Title
Defining and classifying serial murder in the context of perpetrator motivation
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Crim. Justice
Keywords
Criminology & Penology
Abstract
The last several decades have seen increased research attention to the subject of serial murder. Unfortunately, an empirical understanding of serial homicide continues to be impeded by difficulties in establishing a working definition for serial murder. Current definitions for serial homicide tend to focus on frequency and timing of homicide behaviors, and thus leave some confusion as to which groups of individuals should be included under the heading of serial murders. This article suggests alterations to the definition of serial murder, which focus not only on frequency and timing of homicide behaviors, but also on the motivation and context of those behaviors. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume
31
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
287
Last Page
292
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0047-2352
Recommended Citation
"Defining and classifying serial murder in the context of perpetrator motivation" (2003). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 3745.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/3745