Desire to Kill. Understanding Meaningless Cruelty

The book "Desire to Kill. Understanding Meaningless Cruelty" explores extraordinary and seemingly inexplicable cases of murder – not to sensationalize them, but to provide useful information about them to students. Notable authors place contemporary crimes within context, examining current laws on homicide, introducing the latest theories that attempt to explain murder, and presenting modern statistical data that identify patterns and trends in killings. Students will be able to form a foundational understanding of a wide range of topics, such as domestic and workplace murders, cult killings and hate crimes, murders committed by minors, and serial killings. They will also have the opportunity to study the diverse reactions of the criminal justice system to murder, including the strategies and tactics used for the arrest, trial, and punishment of killers.