Overview
Offers an accessible and comprehensive look at serial poisoners, victims, and investigation
Draws on over 60 global cases studies including from the US, UK, Russia, Belgium, Spain, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Japan India, China and Vietnam
Appeals to those interested in criminology, law and policing, toxicology and forensic science, the history of crime and detection, and criminal psychology
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Michael Farrell is a private consultant. He has an MPhil degree at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and a PhD under the auspices of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Development Unit and London University. Michael Farrell held senior posts in schools and units for clients with various mental disorders. He managed a UK-wide psychometric project for City University, London and directed a national initial teacher-training project for the UK Government Department of Education. He has broadcast on the BBC World Service and on UK national radio and has written articles in a range of medical, legal and police journals and other publications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Criminology of Serial Poisoners
Authors: Michael Farrell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01138-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive Licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-01137-6Published: 20 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40439-0Published: 18 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-01138-3Published: 03 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 245
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Criminal Behavior, Policing, Forensic Psychology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Victimology, Forensic Science