Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-187) and index.
Contents
Female victims of homicide: a portrait of their killers and the circumstances of their deaths -- Men who kill their mates: a profile -- Patterns of homicide among women -- Patterns of marital homicide: a comparison of husbands and wives -- When females kill one another: the exceptional case -- Child victims of homicide: a portrait of their killers and the circumstances of their deaths -- When parents kill their young children: Detroit 1982-1986 -- Patterns of homicide
among children -- Patterns of homicide among the elderly.