Criminology of Homicidal Poisoning Offenders, Victims and Detection / by Michael Farrell.
2017
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Criminology of Homicidal Poisoning Offenders, Victims and Detection / by Michael Farrell.
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Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
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XVII, 209 pages 1 illustration in color. : online resource
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Instructive poison cases
Chapter 3: Criminal poisoning in theory
Chapter 4: Understanding Poisons
Chapter 5: Poisonous plants, animals, bacteria, and drugs
Chapter 6: Elements and 'other poisons'
Chapter 7: Poisoners and their characteristics
Chapter 8: Victims of poisoning
Chapter 9: Detection and its avoidance in poisoning cases
Chapter 10: Poisoners on trial
Chapter 11: Conclusion.
Chapter 2: Instructive poison cases
Chapter 3: Criminal poisoning in theory
Chapter 4: Understanding Poisons
Chapter 5: Poisonous plants, animals, bacteria, and drugs
Chapter 6: Elements and 'other poisons'
Chapter 7: Poisoners and their characteristics
Chapter 8: Victims of poisoning
Chapter 9: Detection and its avoidance in poisoning cases
Chapter 10: Poisoners on trial
Chapter 11: Conclusion.
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This book provides an overview of historical and contemporary cases of homicidal poisoning. While homicidal poisoning is sometimes thought of as a thing of the past, it continues to be a contemporary problem, and in fact the unknown offender rate for poisoning cases is 20-30 times that of other homicide types in contemporary research, and many poisoners commit serial homicides while going undetected. The author of this important and timely work explores the theoretical bases for understanding homicidal poisoning, the nature of poisons used in homicidal cases, the characteristics of poisoners and their victims, and techniques for detection and prevention. This unique book will be of particular interest to: students of criminology (classes dealing with criminal psychology, and murder investigation); students of the history of crime; criminal justice professionals: attorneys, homicide detectives, forensic pathologists, forensic and clinical toxicologists, and other forensic investigators; and all interested in poisons, poisoners and the detection of poisoning. It has relevance to criminology, law and policing, toxicology and forensic science, the history of crime and detection, and criminal psychology.
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9783319591179
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