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Serial Violence

Serial Violence is a pattern of violent criminal behavior characterized by a series of temporally distinct but psychologically linked acts, typically involving multiple victims, that are driven by a common underlying motive or behavioral signature, distinguishing it from both isolated violent incidents and mass or spree violence.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Serial Murderers and Their Victims.

James Alan Fox, Eric Hickey · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1992 · 546 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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Multiple Homicide: Patterns of Serial and Mass Murder

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

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The Sexually Sadistic Serial Killer

Journal of Forensic Sciences · 1996 · 193 citations

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Extreme killing: understanding serial and mass murder

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 188 citations

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Authors

133

  1. LB
    Louis B. Schlesinger

    John Jay College of Criminal Justice, United States

    3 publications · 155 citations

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  2. RM
    Ronald M. Holmes

    University of Louisville, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  3. KM
    Kathleen M. Heide

    University of South Florida, United States

    2 publications · 199 citations

    2

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  4. WC
    Wade C. Myers

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 130 citations

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  5. RR
    Robert R. Hazelwood

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 69 citations

    2

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Institutions

69

  1. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    435 citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    145 citations

  3. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    213 citations

  4. Rhodes University

    Grahamstown, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    138 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    152 citations

  7. University of Louisville Hospital

    Louisville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    58 citations

  8. University of Huddersfield

    Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    102 citations

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  2. Journal of Forensic Sciences

    JOFS · 4 publications · 397 citations

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  3. Aggression and Violent Behavior

    4 publications · 217 citations

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  4. Behavioral Sciences & the Law

    3 publications · 185 citations

    3

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  5. American Journal of Criminal Justice

    AJCJ · 3 publications · 88 citations

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