Highlights•Rampage shootings involve events in which four or more victims are shot
publicly.•Rampage shootings occur in the absence of other crimes often with random …

El presente artículo analiza la controversia que el concepto de psicopatía ha suscitado en la
literatura científica debido a su común empleo como sinónimo del trastorno antisocial de la …

The current research provides perspective regarding the true prevalence of serial murderers
in modern society and addresses the conflict between the evidenced decline in serial …

Featuring a unique overview of the different forms of extreme violence, this book considers
the psychology of extreme violence alongside a variety of contributing factors, such as brain …

An extreme overvalued belief is shared by others in a person's cultural, religious, or
subcultural group. The belief is often relished, amplified, and defended by the possessor of …

Could serial killing be addictive? Although scholars have discussed this possibility before, it
has not been rigorously tested. The present study closely examines Jeffrey Dahmer's …

Killer Data examines the phenomenon of serial murder using data collected from
international sources to review offender patterning with a focus on contemporary cases. This …

Sexual homicide is among the rarest, most extreme forms of antisocial behavior. Several
studies suggest that paraphilic disorders or conditions especially sexual sadism are a major …

La temática de los asesinos en serie constituye uno de los aspectos que más curiosidad
despierta entre los propios estudiantes de Criminología, el sector de la sociedad interesado …

ABSTRACT A case is presented of hybristophilia–attraction and sexual arousal to the
criminal acts of another–in men which, to date, is a phenomenon that has not been …