 | Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Law; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Psychological Science; Mental Health; Criminology - Law; Violent Crime; Victims and Victimology; Criminal Behaviour and Forensic Psychology; Comparative Psychology; Psychiatry & Clinical Psychology - Adult; Forms of Crime; Serial murderers generate an abundance of public interest, media coverage, and law enforcement attention, yet after decades of studies, serial murder researchers have been unable to answer the most important question: Why? Providing a unique and comprehensive exploration, Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America explains connections bet Dr. Julie B. Wiest is an assistant professor of communication and sociology at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. She earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Wiest also has nearly a decade of experience in print and electronic journalism and published a book in 2006 titled We Were There, a compilation of the World War II narratives of 30 veterans. |
