Table of Contents

PART ONE: PLACING HOMICIDE IN CONTEXT Deconstructing Homicide Patterns and Characteristics of Homicide in the UK EXPLANATIONS OF HOMICIDE Biological Explanations of Homicide Psychological Explanations of Homicide Sociological Explanations of Homicide MAKING SENSE OF PARTICULAR FORMS OF HOMICIDE When Men Kill When Women Kill The Killing of Children and Infants Multiple Homicide `Serial Killers', Terrorists and Corporations PART FOUR: DEALING WITH HOMICIDE The Investigation of Homicide Preventing Homicide in the UK Overview and Conclusions