While Mass murder refers to the murder of several people at the same time serial murder
describes several killings by the same perpetrator in a repetitive pattern. Usually these
incidents count a high toll of victims and create significant anxiety in the public. Yet the
rate of finding murderers in these cases is relatively very low especially in serial murders
that is if they are ever caught at all.Arnon Edelstein examines the various categories of mass
murder and serial murder and suggests a new category: mass-serial murder. He presents and
criticizes the most up-to-date research and theoretical literature in the field and suggests an
integrative theoretical model. This groundbreaking volume is intended for criminologists
psychologists sociologists students and readers who are interested in truly understanding
the complicated aspects of this fascinating field of investigation.
