Serial Murders: Myths & Realities
CRJU-C420-W01
Professor Ed Thornton
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the field of serial murder. Despite almost a mythical interest in the phenomenon, relatively few scientific studies have been undertaken on the prevalence, etiology, investigation and understanding of the crime of serial murder. We review both the scientific and practitioner literature on serial murder to try to understand, control, and prevent the crime from occurring.
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