Download or read book Studying and Preventing Homicide written by M. Dwayne Smith and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction summarizes the social theories of homicide and the methodological issues in the study of homicide. This accessible volume then focuses on specific types of homicides including: mass and serial murders, homicides by youth, gang homicides, domestic homicides, homicides by female offenders, and alcohol/drug related homicides.