Serial Offenders

Featuring topics rarely covered by other books, Serial Offenders: Current Thought, Recent Findings presents inclusive information on serial offending in a clear and straightforward manner. Presenting valuable information on serial offenders, this book provides unparalleled insight into a world that few have witnessed.

"We repeat behavior because it is reinforcing and often pleasurable. Serial offenders are no different. Dr. Schlesinger triumphs once again with a remarkable team of experts who are unafraid to chart new forensic terrain: the dark and morbidly fascinating psychobiological world of the serial offending criminal." - J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego "This is a substantive contribution to the field, from one of its most respected practitioners. Dr. Schlesinger's book will be of value to both novices and to the most experienced forensic clinicians. I commend it to all professionals interested in this topic." - Richard Rosner, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine "The use of the word serial has usually been reserved for serial killers or serial rapists. However, Dr. Schlesinger and colleagues have analyzed a wide range of criminal behaviors in terms of compulsive-repetitive characteristics of the perpetrators. I am especially impressed with the inclusion of chapters on women as serial offenders and an analysis of the victims of serial crimes. This is a fresh approach to a fascinating area of criminal behavior - this unique book should be read by all serious students of criminology, law enforcement, forensic psychology and psychiatry." - Robert L. Sadoff, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania