American Homicide

American Homicide examines all types of homicide, and gives additional attention to the more prevalent types of murder and suspicious deaths in the U.S. Authors Richard M. Hough and Kimberly M. Tatum include definitions of homicide, measurement, trends in homicide, and theories of why people commit homicide. American Homicide also provides full chapters on confrontational homicide, intimate partner homicide, and extraordinary homicide which includes more rare and sensational types of homicide. Unique to American Homicide is an important chapter that address the structure and function of homicide units and the interactions that investigators have with various other players including media, Medical Examiners (MEs), crime scene technicians, prosecutors, etc.