Crime and Serial Killers

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A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

This book uncovers the methods behind the madness of this macabre subject, which fascinates many students. Packed with hundreds of entries spanning the entire spectrum of serial murder, this vivid resource examines these horrific crimes — and their notorious killers — from every angle. From well-publicized facts to little-known details, these entries cover every dark chapter of serial murder and offer an unprecedented look at this gruesome phenomenon. Entries include the killers themselves and subjects such as: Causes, Characteristics, Nazi Buffs, Profiling, Psychotics, Trophies, Types, Vampires etc. Authors: Harold Schechter and David Everitt. (346 pages)
Level: Library/Depot etc.
OPTD0058

Aileen DVD

The story of Aileen Wournos, the woman convicted and executed as America's first female serial killer. Abused as a child, abused as an adult, deeply paranoid Aileen was abused yet again after her conviction by those around her who wanted to make money by selling her story. Don't miss this one!
  • Includes two acclaimed documentaries: Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1991) and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
  • Directed: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill
  • Extras: Documentary material, including "The Death Penalty in the USA"
  • Running time: 82 minutes/89 minutes
    • 1852427027

    Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned

    Socrates Fortlow has lived a long, evil life — mostly behind bars. Now he is out of prison and Socrates has sworn to cease his evil ways, not to hurt anyone, but to do good where he can. Socrates, who can kill a man with his bare hands, goes to work helping the downtrodden and oppressed of his Los Angeles ghetto. Whether running a killer out of town or helping a boy away from crime, Socrates always tries to find meaning in his world and find the moral way forward. This is a crime story, a penetrating picture of depressed ghetto life, a touching portrait of human dignity, a story of fundamental moral choices.(195 pages)
    Level: B
    9781579128111

    Annotated Godfather

    This fully annotated and illustrated edition of the screenplay of The Godfather is packed with facts, behind-the-scenes information and interviews. Every scene, every shot is annotated with fascinating information including technical information about the filming, set design, shooting locations, scenes never filmed, gaffes and insider stories from the set. Author: Jenny M. Jones. (263 pages)
    Level: From the end of the first year of the Gymnasium 

    9781852429201

    ASBO Show

    A blistering satire by Tony Saint on Tony Blair's ace card in the war on “yob culture”: ASBOs (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders). ASBOs are civil orders, issued by magistrates courts in response to applications from the local authorities and police, controlling the behaviour of unruly people — mostly young people.
    Council worker Roger joined the ASBO unit because new departments are the best places to avoid work. Feeling blank after the death of his father and wanting to escape the office, he goes to investigate a condemned tower block on the notorious Composer's estate. Looking down from the third floor, Roger is mesmerised by the sight of local kids — mostly characters he recognises from the ASBO lists — drinking and fighting in the piazza below. He returns regularly, and even invites his colleague Spence along one night. Spence intentionally leaves his brand new Mercedes unlocked in the piazza, and waits for the fun to start. So the ASBO show is born. Soon Spence is hosting drug-fuelled parties for local dignitaries, celebrities, even hen nights, and Roger fears that his voyeurism has become corporate entertainment. Still, helped along by uppers and downers and his glamorous new girlfriend, he drifts along with it. By the time things get really ugly, it's much too late ... (241 pages)
    Level: B (partnership with: Samfundsfag)
    9781846686627

    Boy A

    Boy A is a coming-of-age story that looks at difficult questions about rehabilitation and redemption through the story of one young man. Jack, at the age of 24, has spent most of his young life in juvenile prisons for a monstrous crime — the murder of another child, the stuff that newspaper horror stories are made of. Completely innocent of the world, he is released from prison with a new name, new job, new home, new life. His anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to deal with not being able to tell the people he gets to know, and love, of his true past. With the help of a benevolent case worker, he sets about trying to leave his past behind and ingratiate himself to this bewildering society. He gets a job, makes friends, and might even have the opportunity to fall in love with a co-worker. Yet Jack knows he is living a lie. The past haunts him and, in particular, memories of the boy he stood trial with cause him anxiety. To his new friends, he is a good guy with occasional flashes of unexpected violence. To his new girlfriend, he is strangely inexperienced and unreachable. To his case worker, he’s a victim of the system and of media-driven hysteria. But to himself, Jack is on permanent trial: can he really start from scratch, forget the past, become someone else? Can he ever truly connect with his new friends while hiding a monstrous secret? Slowly the world closes in on him. Author: Jonathan Trigell. (248 pages)
    Level: B
    OPTD1696

    Boy A DVD

    *NEW IN MARCH 2010*
    Based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell:
    After a life of abuse and neglect, “Jack” and another boy murdered a child while they themselves were still children. Having been institutionalised for most of his life, Jack is finally released from prison at 24, and given a new identity. As he attempts to move on with his life, his dark secret weighs him down and puts him at risk of exposure to an unforgiving public.
  • Directed by: John Crowley
  • Starring: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Taylor Doherty
  • Running time: 102 minutes
  • Widesceen
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Extras: Interview with the director
    • 9781861685544

    Child Abuse (Issues Today Vol 40)

    *NEW IN JUNE 2010*

    (New Subject)
    Experts have estimated that up to one child in ten is abused in the UK. These children may suffer neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse. This book looks at abuse in its different forms, provides information on how victims are identified and treated and also debates the line which is drawn between discipline and abuse.
    Level: 8.-10. kl./AVU + HG C-F etc.


    Chapters:     1. The Abuse of Children; 2. Discipline and Abuse

    Activities; Key Facts; Glossary; Web Links

    9781861685308

    Crime and Justice (Issues Today Vol 34)

    *NEW IN MARCH 2010*

    55% of the public say that crime is the most important issue facing Britain today. Young people in particular are often blamed for anti-social behaviour and there are growing concerns around issues such as gang membership and knife crime. How does fear of crime affect our communities? What happens to people who are charged with a crime?
    Level: 8.-10. kl./AVU + HG C-F etc.

    Chapter One: The Crime Problem
    How afraid are we of crime?; Anti-social behaviour; Gang membership; Gun and knife crime survey; Youth justice; Too young to be a criminal; Activities.

    Chapter Two: Tackling Crime
    Fighting crime in our communities; Sentencing explained; Community sentencing; Prison sentences 'too soft'; More knife crime offenders jailed; Prison - why should I care?; Activities.

    Key Facts; Glossary (web links at the end of each article)

    9781846904417

    Crime and Protest (Schools History Project)

    A GCSE History project book with a variety of teachable modules/background resources:
    Some example of the modules: Changes in policing and combating crime since 1900; Changing patterns of crime since 1900;  Why was capital punishment abolished? Conscientious objection in the First World War; Suffragettes 1903-14; The miners' strike 1984; The poll text protests 1990. (170 pages, large-format, illustrated)
    Level: Gymnasium (especially the start)/Interdisciplinary projects
    9781861685018

    Crime in the UK (Issues)

    (Replaces Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour)

    Media reports about violent crime in Britain and political talk of “Broken Britain” are all too familiar. But just how serious is the UK's crime problem? This book contains articles that examine different types of crime, including anti-social behaviour, gang culture and the use of weapons, and how these can best be tackled. It also looks at types of crime particularly associated with young people, and whether this group is unfairly blamed for much crime in our society.

    Articles; Key Facts;  Glossary;  Additional Resources;  Index

    0520205197

    Deep Politics & Death of JFK

    An interesting book. While not putting specific names on the conspirators, it sees the murder as a result of deep-seated, long-term forces in American establishment (more than just “Hooverism” or “McCarthyism”), dedicated to “the ruthless destruction of opponents and dissidents, without regard to legal or judicial restraint.” (414 pages)
    LGD93910

    Deliver Us from Evil DVD

    Amy Berg's shocking Oscar nominated documentary looks at the activities of an American Catholic priest: Father Oliver O'Grady. O'Grady had been identified by the Catholic church as a paedophile, but they allowed him to continue to work and molest children throughout the 1970s. Berg draws on interview footage of O'Grady and his victims to tell the unsettling tale.
  • Directed: Amy Berg
  • Running time: 99 minutes
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle option: English
  • Extras: Audio commentary; Bible vs Church; Alternate ending
    • 9780737736762

    Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime? (At Issue)

    The death penalty divides opinions in America and creates another divide between America and other western democracies. But does it work? Does the death penalty deter murderers? Does it deter terrorists? Among the authors are Rev. Jesse Jackson and George W. Bush. Editor: Amy Keyzer. (112 pages)
    Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

    Contents: Introduction; Consistent and Swift Application of the Death Penalty Reduces Murder Rates (Wesley Lowe); The Deterrent Effect of the Death Penalty Is a Myth (Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., Jesse L. Jackson Jr., and Bruce Shapiro); An Effective Death Penalty Protects the Community from Criminals (Kent Scheidegger); The Death Penalty Saves Lives (William Otis); The Death Penalty Keeps Americans Safe from Terrorist Threats (George W. Bush); The Death Penalty Hinders the Fight Against Terrorism (American Civil Liberties Union); The Death Penalty Encourages Terrorism (Thomas McDonnell); Capital Punishment Maintains Law and Order (Mufti Zubair Bayat); Modern Societies Do Not Deter Crime with Capital Punishment (Chris Patten); Capital Punishment Does Not Make Nations Safer (Paul Simon); The Islamic World Must Reexamine Capital Punishment (Tariq Ramadan); The United States Must Reconsider the Death Penalty (Richard C. Dieter); Executions Send a Strong Deterrent Message (Peter Ryan); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.
    9781861684424

    Domestic Abuse (Issues)

    (Replaces Domestic Violence)

    Domestic abuse affects over 350,000 people in England and Wales alone. It can be physical but also verbal and emotional, and can impact seriously on any children in the relationship. This book looks at the impact of hidden domestic abuse on individuals and society:

    Chapter One: Domestic Violence
    What is domestic violence?; Myths and stereotypes; How common is domestic abuse?; FAQs: why doesn’t she leave?; Domestic abuse – my story; Domestic abuse ‘epidemic’ affects 8m; Pregnant, but not immune from violence; Male victims of domestic violence; Domestic abuse in same-sex relationships; Same-gender abuse; Spyware: another weapon for domestic abuse; Forced marriage; Zena’s story.

    Chapter Two: Abuse and Young People
    Impact of domestic violence on children; Children and domestic violence; ‘I loved and hated my father then; I love and hate him still’; Domestic violence statistics; Gender violence among teenagers.

    Chapter Three: Tackling Abuse
    Options for domestic violence victims; Seeking help; When violence first hit home; Information for perpetrators; Pledge to cut domestic violence ‘has failed’; Rise in domestic violence convictions; So what's the point of going to court?; Domestic violence register called for.

    Key Facts;  Glossary Index;  Additional Resources (websites etc.);  Index.

    9781559362764

    Doubt

    Doubt is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the strong-minded principal, wrestles with her conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. Sister Aloysius concludes that Donald Muller, the first black student at the school, is getting too much attention from Father Brendan Flynn. She has no evidence that anything untoward has occurred, but she proceeds as if Donald has been sexually abused by the priest, never doubting her conclusions. The issue becomes more complex when both Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn approach the same church hierarchy — she to ask for an investigation and he to protect his reputation. Questions of doubt arise, both for the characters and for the audience: Does something called “the truth” exist? How much should one accept on faith? When is an issue so important that one must put aside doubts and act? This new play dramatizes issues straight from today’s headlines within a little world re-created by an author who knows the Bronx. Author: John Patrick Stanley. (58 pages)
    Level: All years of the Gymnasium
    BUA0109801

    Doubt DVD

    *NEW IN MARCH 2010*
    Based on the Pullitzer Prize-winning play by John Patrick Shanley:
  • Directed by: John Patrick Stanley
  • Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Running time: 103 minutes
  • Widesceen
  • Extras: From Stage to Screen, The Sisters of Charity, Commentary etc.
  • Subtitle options: Danish, Norwegian, English
    • 8238823

    Green Street DVD

    Rival football firms go head-to-head in this story of violence, adrenaline, loyalty, rivalry and back-street warfare. The toughest depiction so far of football hooliganism.
  • Directed by: Lexi Alexander
  • Starring: Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam
  • Running Time: 109 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Extras: Interview with Elijah Wood, The Violence of Green Street etc.
    • 9780737739190

    Guns and Crime (At Issue)

    Thirty two students and teachers died at Virginia Tech in 2007. What is the cause of this type of crime? Weak gun laws? Or poor cultural morality? What would prevent it happening again? New gun laws or allowing more citizens to carry concealed weapons? Editor: Louise Gerdes. (120 pages)
    Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

    Contents: Introduction; An Overview of Guns and Crime (Kenneth Jost); Gun Violence Is a Serious Problem (Juliet Leftwich); The Media Overlook the Role of Guns in Preventing Crime (John Lott); America’s Gun-Centered Culture Is Responsible for Mass Shootings (Robert Jay Lifton); A Weak Cultural Morality Can Be Blamed for Gun Crime (Kurt Williamsen; A Lack of Gun Control Leads to Gun Crime (Lillian Rubin); Gun Control Does Not Reduce Violent Crime (Richard Levy); The Increased Availability of Guns Reduces Crime (John Luik); The Claim That Increased Gun Availability Reduces Crime Is Unfounded (Sabina Thaler); Concealed-Carry Laws Make People Safer (Michael Barone); The Gun Industry Uses Fear to Promote Unnecessary Concealed-Carry Laws (Kris Berggren; Gun-Free Zone Laws Prevent Gun Crime at Schools (Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence); Gun-Free Zone Laws Increase Gun Crime at Schools (Ann Coulter); Bans on Assault Weapons Increase Public Safety (Nicholas Kristof); Bans on Assault Weapons Will Not Reduce Crime (Robert Caldwell); People Have the Right to Defend Themselves with Guns (Alan Contreras); Freedom Does Not Include Unrestricted Access to Guns (Philadelphia Inquirer); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

    0751518409

    Kennedy Conspiracy

    Perhaps the most impressive study of the Kennedy assassination. Detailed and professional — and most important of all open-minded, though in no way neglecting every murky nook and cranny of the story. If you’re only going to read one book, this is probably the best one. (502 pages)
    9780141014623

    The Kid

    Kevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten and starved by his parents, ignored by the social services and bullied at school. He was offered a chance to escape this nightmare world and was put into care. Despite his best efforts to make things work out, his life spiralled out of control. At the age of 17 he became caught up in the criminal underworld of London, where he was known as “The Kid”. Somehow Kevin survived and succeeded in making a better life for himself. This is his story. (Film of the book is currently in production.) Author: Kevin Lewis. (142 pages)
    Level: Gymnasiet
    BBCDVD3027

    Law and Disorder (Louis Theroux) (2 discs) DVD

    A series of four documentaries with the wide-eyed, inquisitive broadcaster examining different approaches to law and order:
    In Law and Disorder in Johannesburg he travels to one of the most dangeous cities in the world to see how the residents and authorities cope with the rising violence.
    In Law and Disorder in Philadelphia he joins the local police department as they patrol the streets where spiralling drug use and violent crime account for 400 murders a year.
    In A Place for Paedophiles he visits the Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, where 500 convicted paedophiles are housed and talks to offenders and therapists.
    In The City Addicted to Crystal Meth he examines the history of this highly addictive drug and the debilitating effect it has on communities by visiting California's Central Valley.
  • Presented by: Louis Theroux
  • Running time: 235 mins
  • Widescreen
  • Subtitle option: English
    • 0312239572

    Martyrs of Columbine

    In 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and one teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado. Two of the victims of the Columbine massacre, Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott, reportedly were asked by the gunmen if they believed in God. Both supposedly answered “yes” and were killed. Within days of their death, Cassie and Rachel were being hailed as modern day martyrs and are seen by many American evangelicals as the sparks of a religious revival among teenagers. They also became useful symbols for those seeking to advance a conservative political agenda and to lay the blame for Columbine at the feet of their liberal opponents. According to police investigators, however, Cassie and Rachel may never have been asked by their killers about God. They may simply have been victims of a senseless crime. Despite these questions the myths continue to be told. This book attempts to discover what really occurred and investigates what this tragedy has come to mean in American religion, politics, and culture. Hardback (212 pages)
    Level: A/Cross-curricular projects/Students writing papers
    12F3059

    Monster DVD

    Charlize Theron won an Oscar for best actress for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos, the homicidal man-hater whose notorious killing spree eventually led to her execution in 2002, having been convicted of murdering six men. The film digs beneath the tabloid headlines to unearth a moving story of abusive neglect and doomed romance.
  • Directed: Patty Jenkins 
  • Starring:  Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci
  • Widescreen
  • Running time:104 minutes
  • Subtitle option: English
    • 1844542378

    Monster: My True Story

    Aileen Wuornos was executed in Florida, on the 9th of October, 2002 at the age of 46. She was the 10th woman to be sentenced to death in the USA since the death penalty resumed in 1976. Convicted for the murder of six men, in a two month period, Aileen claimed she acted in self defence however the investigation into these claims was poor and she later retracted her statement announcing to the Supreme Court, “I’m one who seriously hates human life and would kill again.” All-too-often female prostitutes have been the victims of male serial killers — the killings of Aileen Wuornos were the inverse of this. She was a child prostitute, fleeing an abusive childhood at the hands of her grandparents, which led straight to a disastrous adulthood of difficult affairs with both men and women. Her metamorphosis from victim to attacker had brutal consequences: a stream of dead men. Following a renewed interest in this woman after the film Monster, this is her story, as told to Christopher Berry-Dee, director of Britain’s Criminology Research Center. (238 pages)
    Level: B/Library/Depot/Projects on the penal system

    9780340935798

    Nineteen Minutes

    Set in a small town in the wake of an horrific school shooting, “Nineteen Minutes” is an immensely readable novel that asks hard-hitting questions about the nature of justice:
    Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens — until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. Or can she? As the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families. This is a novel that asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who — if anyone — has the right to judge someone else? Author: Jodi Picoult. (592 pages + Reading Club Discussion Questions)
    Level: Gymnasiet/HF (kan læses i uddrag)

    9781905170883

    Rubber Woman (Quick Reads)

    A short novel by Lindsay Ashord: Megan Rhys is a half-Welsh, half-Indian forensic psychologist who is assessing the impact of the government's new legislation on the vice trade in Cardiff. As predicted by critics, the problem hasn't gone away — prostitutes have simply moved into darker, more dangerous areas. Megan is worried about the risk this poses to the women — especially as a young prostitute was murdered in the area just a few months ago. The story opens with Megan joining Pauline, a former prostitute turned outreach worker who the police called “the oldest tart on the beat”, in the red light district. Pauline is giving out condoms — she is affectionately known to the working girls as “The Rubber Woman”. An exciting short crime novel that raises many social questions and is especially relevant after the recent murders in Ipswich. (100 [fairly short] pages)
    Level: Gymnasiet/C+ (partnership with: Samfundsfag)
    9780737724172

    School Shootings (At Issue)

    Since the late 1990s a series of lethal, multiple-victim school shooting incidents have shocked America. Do these tragic events constitute an epidemic, or has media coverage distorted the magnitude of the problem? This anthology explores various explanations for rampage school shootings, and examines ways communities have responded. Editor: Susan Hunnicutt. (102 pages)
    Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

    Contents: Introduction; School Shootings Are a Serious Problem (Katherine S. Newman); The Media Exaggerate the School-Shooting Problem (Joel Best); Violent Video Games Train School Shooters (Jack Thomsen); Violent Video Games Do Not Create School Shooters (Henry Jenkins); Protecting Athletes Who Bully Other Students Promotes School Shootings (Gary K. Clabaugh and Alison A. Clabaugh); Antidepressants May Trigger School Shootings (Kelly Patricia O' Meara); Teaching Boys to Solve Problems with Violence Promotes School Shootings (Seth Hicks); Overreacting to School Shootings Intensifies the Problem (James Alan Fox and Jack Levin); Arming Teachers and Parents Will Prevent School Shootings (Doug Hagin); Designing Safer Guns Will Reduce School Shootings (Ronald Brownstein); Gun Control Laws Will Not Stop School Shootings (Steve Chapman); School Testing Programs Overshadow School Shooting Prevention Programs (Margaret McKenna and David Haselkorn); Victims of School Shootings Struggle to Rebuild Their Lives (Vickie Bane and Jason Bane); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

    9781861684882

    Selling Sex (Issues)

    (New title!)

    Sexualised images are everywhere in our society: in advertising, in magazines and on television. But is the sex industry as glamorous as such images might lead us to believe? This title looks at how both the act and the idea of sex are for sale in our society. It covers the debates surrounding prostitution, sex trafficking and pornography, as well as other areas of the sex industry such as lap dancing clubs. It also looks at the sexualisation of society.

    Chapter One: Prostitution
    Prostitution, Prostitution: a summary, Public’s views on prostitution, Prostitution – fact or fiction?, ‘Callous’ sex trafficking gang jailed, I’m a sex worker – don’t take away my livelihood, Schoolgirls lured into prostitution, warns MP, International approaches to prostitution, New prostitution laws ‘unenforceable’, New laws will make sex workers more vulnerable, Human trafficking and the sex industry, The myth of trafficking.

    Chapter Two: Pornography
    Pornography, The law and pornography, Ban on extreme images comes into force, Criminalising extreme porn, Jane Austen and the case for extreme porn, Change society and porn will change too.

    Chapter Three: Sexualising Society
    Sex object culture, MPs want age ratings for lads’ mags, Lads’ mags, Why lads’ mags have a shelf life, Should lap dancing be run out of town?, Strip clubs to be licensed as Sex Encounter Venues, It’s lap-dancing business as usual, Girls aged five ‘sexualised by toys like Bratz dolls’, Teen mags ‘cause early sexualisation’.

    Key Facts;  Glossary;  Additional Resources (websites etc.);  Index

    0863696155

    Serial Killers (Colin Wilson)

    A study in the psychology of serial killers by Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman — written with access to the profiling techniques of the National Centre for the Analysis of Violent Crime in Virginia, USA. This book analyses the syndromes behind this most unpleasant of modern phenomena.
    STX2356

    Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters DVD

    *NEW IN AUGUST 2010*
    This documentary profiles some of the most evil and twisted serial killers of the 20th century, looking at the depraved world they live in and the motivations for their crimes. Featuring interviews with serial killer experts, and footage of the criminals themselves, incuding Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Albert Fish, Andrei Chikatilo and John Wayne Gacy, who between them claimed over 150 lives.
  • Subtitle options: none
  • Running time: 60 minutes
    • 0743400526

    She Said Yes

    The story of Cassie Bernall one of the twelve students murdered during the Columbine High School shootings by two of their schoolmates. The story is told by her mother and tells of a teenager who herself had been full of anger, flirted with Satanism and the idea of killing her parents, but found peace and faith — a faith which she famously affirmed when asked by one of her killers whether she believed in God just before he shot her. While this book in some ways may seem foreign to Danish students, it has lots to say about US high school life, the role of parents and schools in bringing up children, and the meaning of life! (165 pages)
    Level: B/(C)/ Students writing papers
    9781861685032

    Tackling Child Abuse (Issues)

    (Replaces Child Abuse)

    No child should have to live in fear, but as the “Baby P” case recently demonstrated, abuse is a tragic reality for some children — experts have estimated that up to one child in ten is abused in the UK. These children may suffer neglect and emotional, physical or sexual abuse, in many cases from thoses responsible for their care. This title examines the issue of child abuse and how it can be tackled. It also looks at he debate surrounding smacking.

    Articles; Key Facts;  Glossary;  Additional Resources;  Index

    1904034535

    Talking with Serial Killers

    Criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee is a man who talks to serial killers. Their pursuit of horror and violence is described in their own words, transcribed from audio and videotape interviews conducted inside some of the toughest prisons in the world. Berry-Dee describes the circumstances of his meetings with some of the world's most evil men and reproduces, verbatim, their own words as they describe their crimes and discuss their remorse — or more unpleasantly their lack of remorse. A book with lots of firsthand insights into the workings of the criminal mind. Nine cases are covered, including Aileen Carol Wuornos. (349 pages)
    Level: Library/Depot/Student's Papers/Projects

    0753507153

    Teenage Rampage

    Two gun-toting students kill twelve of their classmates and a teacher before turning the weapons on themselves — the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School shocked America into realizing that something had gone very wrong in their society. But cases such as this are occurring with increasing regularity in the USA. In the UK, too, children as young as 10 are using weapons to rob their classmates and terrorize innocent citizens. Why are young people running amok, fuelled by hatred and nihilism, with little regard for their own lives and the lives of those around them? Antonio Mendoza investigates this growing problem and calls for a global rethink on how we bring up – and punish – those responsible for the worldwide teenage crimewave. (256 pages)
    Level: B+/Students writing papers/Cross-curricular projects/Library/Depot
    0335205054

    Violence and the Media

    Does the daily repetition of media violence help to normalize and legitimize the acts being portrayed? A highly relevant analysis. Pick out some of the best sections to study with your pupils. Contents: Violence and the Media; Grim News; Fears of Film; Television's Crimes and Misdemeanours; Pornofury; Advertising Body Parts; The Dark Side of Cyberspace; The Future of Media Violence.
    Level: A/B/Linjefag/Library/Depot
    9780737744477

    Violent Children (At Issue)

    What are the extent and causes of youth violence and what can be done about it? The articles in this volume look at the issues. Editor: Roman Espejo. (113 pages)
    Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

    Contents: Violence Causes Youth Violence (American Academy of Family Physicians); The Negative Effects of Media Violence Have Not Been Established (David Trend); Girls Have Become More Violent (Liz Welch); Girls Have Not Become More Violent (Mike Males); Stricter Gun Control Laws Can Prevent Youth Violence (Children’s Defense Fund); Gun Control Laws Cannot Prevent Youth Violence (Howard Nemerov); Views Differ on Zero Tolerance Policies (Tobin McAndrews); Zero Tolerance Policies Are Unfair; (Rhonda B. Armistead); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

    Sample Pages (PDF)