Copycat Crime and Copycat Criminals

by Ray Surette

How prevalent is copycat crime? Can we accurately identify it? What role does the media play in encouraging it? These are among the questions that Ray Surette addresses in his comprehensive study of the nature of copycat crime, both past and present, and the forces that drive it. Surette goes beyond prevalent myths and anecdotal evidence to rigorously define copycat crime and to place it in theoretical context. He also thoroughly explores how the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1955055246
• ISBN13: 9781955055246
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 241 Pages