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The psychology of lust murder : paraphilia, sexual killing, and serial homicide /

The Psychology of Lust Murder systematically examines the phenomenon of paraphilia (i.e., aberrant sexuality) in relationship to the crime of lust murder. By synthesizing the relevant theories on sexual homicide and serial killing, the authors develop an original, timely, sensible model that account...

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Main Authors: Purcell, Catherine E
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Arrigo, Bruce A
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston, MA :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Sex crimes > Psychological aspects
Psychosexual disorders
Serial murderers > Psychology
Criminal psychology
Crimes sexuels > Aspect psychologique
Troubles sexuels
Tueurs en se rie > Psychologie
Psychologie criminelle
TRUE CRIME > Murder > General
Lustmoord
Seriemoordenaars
Criminele psychologie
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123705105
Summary: The Psychology of Lust Murder systematically examines the phenomenon of paraphilia (i.e., aberrant sexuality) in relationship to the crime of lust murder. By synthesizing the relevant theories on sexual homicide and serial killing, the authors develop an original, timely, sensible model that accounts for the emergence and progression of paraphilias expressed through increasingly violent erotic fantasies. Over time, these disturbing paraphilic images that, among other things, involve rape, body mutilation and dismemberment, torture, post-mortem sexual intercourse, and cannibalism, are all act
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-168) and index.
ISBN: 9780123705105
012370510X
008046257X
9780080462578
1280633522
9781280633522
Index Number: HV6556
CLC: D917
Contents: Preliminary TOC -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: On Paraphilia and Lust Murder -- Chapter 3: On Sexual Homicide and Serial Murder: What Do We Know? -- Chapter 4: An Integrative Model: What Do We Need -- Chapter 5: The Case of Jeffrey Dahmer -- Chapter 6: Dahmer, Sexual Deviance and Lust Murder: Testing the Models -- Chapter 7: In Search of Meaning: On Theory Construction and Model Making -- Chapter 8: Implications and Conclusions.
1. Introduction -- 2. Paraphilia and lust murder -- 3. Sexual homicide and serial murder : what do we know? -- 4. An integrative model : what do we need? -- 5. The case of Jeffrey Dahmer -- 6. Dahmer, paraphilia, and lust murder : testing the models -- 7. In search of meaning : on theory construction and model building -- 8. Implications and conclusions.

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