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Serial Homicide

Serial Homicide is a distinct category of multiple homicide characterized by the commission of two or more murders, typically by a single offender, with a discernible cooling-off period between the events that separates it from mass and spree homicide.

185

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8.3K

Citations

313

Authors

188

Institutions

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2017–2026

21

Variants

Serial Murder

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Publications

185

Serial Murderers and Their Victims.

James Alan Fox, Eric Hickey · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1992 · 546 citations

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Mass, serial and sensational homicides.

Dietz Pe · PubMed · 1986 · 298 citations

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The presumptive role of fantasy in serial sexual homicide

Robert A. Prentky, Ann Wolbert Burgess, Frances E. Rokous et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1989 · 267 citations

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Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators

Robert J. Morton, Mark A. Hilts, Leonard G. Johns · 2008 · 201 citations

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Multiple Homicide: Patterns of Serial and Mass Murder

James Alan Fox, Jack Levin · Crime and Justice · 1998 · 196 citations

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Authors

313

  1. CG
    C. Gabrielle Salfati

    John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States

    12 publications · 538 citations

    12

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  2. PJ
    Philip Jenkins

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 139 citations

    5

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  3. LB
    Louis B. Schlesinger

    John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States

    5 publications · 174 citations

    5

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  4. MS
    Marina Sorochinski

    John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States

    5 publications · 167 citations

    5

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  5. DW
    David Wilson

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    5 publications · 95 citations

    5

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Institutions

188

  1. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    35 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    707 citations

  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Washington, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    704 citations

  4. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    189 citations

  5. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    304 citations

  6. Birmingham City University

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    160 citations

  7. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    99 citations

  8. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    178 citations

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Venues

  1. 13

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  2. Journal of Forensic Sciences

    JOFS · 14 publications · 889 citations

    13

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  3. 12

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  4. Homicide Studies

    HS · 11 publications · 477 citations

    11

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 8 publications · 476 citations

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