Violence

Violence

Mass and Serial Murder

A Social Profile of Serial Killers

A Global Perspective on Homicide

School Violence

Stalking

Hate Killing

Genocide

Terrorism

Why Do People Kill?

Characteristics of Homicide

Patterns of Killing

Time of Killing

decrease in winter

increase in summer

committed in the heat of passion

Who Is More Likely to Kill?

men age 18-24

men

blacks

most killings are intra racial

the poor

over 90%

financial, marital, and other stressful problems

Southerners

"culture of violence"

Assault and Aggravated Assault

simple

aggrevated