Understanding Sexual Homicide Offenders: An Integrated Approach

by O. Chan

Overview

This book offers a comprehensive understanding of sexual homicide. It includes a thorough survey of offender classifications, and analyses current theoretical explanations and understandings of sexual homicide from a criminological perspective. It proposes an important new integrated theoretical understanding of sexual homicide offenders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137453723
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	04/28/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	179
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan is an Assistant Professor of Criminology at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR. Oliver was awarded the 'Early Career Award' by the Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, in 2014 and received the 'Outstanding Criminology Ambassador Award' in 2012 from the University of South Florida, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Sexual Homicide Offending: Offender Classifications 3. Sexual Homicide Offending: Theoretical Explanations 4. Sexual Homicide Offending: In Search of a Criminological Explanation 5. Sexual Homicide Offending: Toward an Integrative Theoretical Explanation 6. Implications and Conclusions