Murder in America

By Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes

Book Overview

This book is an informative and easy to read account of different aspects of murder in the United States. It covers a wide range of topics, from serial killings to terrorism, but concentrated mainly on the perpetrators of homicide rather than the victims of such crime. The book provides a good introduction to the subject. --Robert Gibb in Criminal Behaviour and

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803950551
• ISBN13: 9780803950559
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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 The only flaw that I encountered was the out-of-date statistics.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.