Lexington Books
Pages: 124
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-7936-2961-6 • Hardback • November 2024 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-7936-2962-3 • eBook • October 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Meredith Emigh-Guy is assistant professor and chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.
Chapter 1: Fear of Crime
Chapter 2: Moral Panic
Chapter 3: Stranger-Perpetrated Homicide
Chapter 4: Homicide Data Past and Current
Chapter 5: A Brief History of Violent Crime
Chapter 6: Theories on the Reduction in Homicide
Chapter 7: Victims and Offenders
Chapter 8: Victim/Offender Relationships
Chapter 9: Motive
Chapter 10: Weapons
Chapter 11: Homicide Investigations and Clearance Rates
Chapter 12: Hate Crimes and Mass Homicide
"This concise book explores key themes and questions around homicide trends and patterns over the last four decades, including a detailed examination of the victims, offenders, motives, and relationships that define U.S. homicides. It covers a broad range of topics ranging from moral panics and bias-motivated murders to homicide investigations and the relationship between guns and lethal violence. The author’s accessible style of writing makes the book appealing to both professionals as well as those new to the field."
— Wendy Regoeczi, University of South Carolina