Understanding Homicide
- Fiona Brookman - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Arizona State University, USA, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, Arizona State University, USA, University of South Wales
In this engaging and accessible book, Brookman draws upon several decades of her own research on homicide and violence, including ethnographic research on homicide investigation in the UK and USA and interviews with violent offenders, in order to unravel the characteristics and causes of homicide, how police and forensic scientists investigate it and how it can be prevented.
Synthesising bespoke new analysis of the Home Office Homicide Index with case studies of homicides and international debate and literature, this comprehensive textbook will be a valuable resource for students studying homicide, violence, its investigation and responses to it, as well as researchers and practitioners interested in homicide and violence.
This latest version of the book will help students to understand the many theoretical explanations that have been provided to try to understand why people commit homicide. This is a very useful book on this topic.
