Murder in America

by Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes

Book Overview

This volume presents an examination of both the common and unusual acts of murder in light of society′s changing norms, values, attitudes, and customs. Each chapter explores a specific type of murder by examining trends, methods, motives and statistics, and concludes with suggestions aimed at prediction and prevention.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761920927
• ISBN13: 9780761920922
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent textbook and interesting reference.

I've attended a class (and probably will attend another) that uses this textbook (Which happens to be taught by Ronald Holmes). This book serves as a good textbook for classes, it has good reading text, not awkward. Also serves as a good reference for those interested in the subject with its statistical charts.In short, one of the more interesting books used in school.

A Good Look at "Murder in America"

Holmes and Holmes (1994) do a great job of outlining a truly complex phenomenon, homicide. While homicide is not a subject matter we enjoy scrutinizing, it is a subject matter we enjoy as entertainment. However, once homicide is understood at any level, it can then be appreciated as the ugly crime that it is. Holmes and Holmes outline the different degrees and types of homicide in such a manner that is logical and understandable. They then break down the phenomenon by types and report specific characteristics and statistics regarding that particular area. The only flaw that I encountered was the out-of-date statistics. Although, it must be said that this has nothing to do with the authors themselves, but rather the fact that the book was published some six years ago. Overall, Holmes and Holmes do a good job of putting homicide into perspective.