Elizabeth Yardley

Female serial killers in social context

Criminological institutionalism and the case of Mary Ann Cotton

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To date, approaches to understanding serial murder have focused on individual cases rather than the social context in which they occurred. Written by leading criminologists and world experts on serial murder, this book marks a departure by situating nineteenth century serial killer Mary Ann Cotton within the broader social structure. Using archival records of her court appearances, local histories and newspaper articles, it uniquely explores how institutions such as the family, economy and religion shaped the environment she inhabited and her social integration through the roles of wife, mother, worker and criminal. Acknowledging that it tak… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Wilson, David

ISBN: 978-1-4473-2647-2
EAN: 9781447326472
Produktnummer: 20517474
Verlag: Policy Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 96 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'081 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

Elizabeth Yardley is Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Her research explores unusual types of homicide and the social context in which these crimes occur. David Wilson is Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University and the founding Director for the Centre for Applied Criminology. He is regarded as one of the country's leading experts on serial murder