A female mass murder

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 813-818

  Katsavdakis, Kostas A ^a,b   Meloy, J Reid ^c,d,e   White, Stephen G ^f,g  

^a Center for Forensic and Clinical Psychology   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e San Diego Psychoanalytic Society and Institute   (United States)

^f Work Trauma Services Inc   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Forensic science; Mass murder; Targeted violence; Threat assessment; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CRIME VICTIMS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 79955154694     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01692.x     Document Type: Article

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