The Nature of Mass Murder and Autogenic Massacre

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-66

  Bowers, Thomas G ^a   Holmes, Eric S ^a   Rhom, Ashley ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass murder; Multiple homocides; Spree killings

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649487814     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-009-9059-6     Document Type: Article

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