This book provides the first systematic overview of the theoretical, empirical, clinical, and police issues related to sexual murderers and murder and brings together leading researchers and practitioners from across eight different countries. "This book is a major contribution, long overdue, to the field of sexual homicide. The editors have assembled a remarkable multidisciplinary team of international experts who provide substantive insight based on empirical research as well as clinical experience. The Handbook should be on the shelf of every researcher, clinician, investigator, student, and other professionals interested in this topic." - Louis B. Schlesinger, PhD, Professor of Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice "Sexual homicide is the clinical nexus between the life and death instincts. As Shakespeare once wrote, 'One sin, I know, another doth provoke; murder's as near to lust as flame to smoke.' The editors of the Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies have composed a masterpiece of scholarship concerning this dark and disturbing human behavior." - J. Reid Meloy, PhD, Forensic Psychologist and author of The Psychopathic Mind "The editors and authors of the Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies have significantly advanced our understanding of sexual murderers and their victims whether they be children, adolescent, adult, or elderly. This impressive volume takes an international view and includes something for everyone whose work intersects with the crime of sexual homicide whether they be students, educators, researchers, clinicians, attorneys, law enforcement, or criminologists. The text is a major contribution of the criminology history of sexual homicide and blends research with the reality of clinical assessment, legal outcomes and management in prison and beyond. It offers fresh insights and analysis of the murderers, their victims, their motives, and backgrounds. It is a must-read handbook." - Ann W. Burgess, RN, DNSc., Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College "Sexual homicide is the ne plus ultra of crime and the Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies is the best volume ever published on the subject. Editors Proulx, Beauregard, Carter, Mokros, Darjee, and James have produced a diverse volume packed with information based on the research, practitioner, and clinical expertise of a worldwide cast of contributors. The Handbook is divided into five sections spanning theory and research, sexual sadism, clinical issues, policing issues, and new directions. It is a must-read for scholars seeking to understand the etiology, treatment, and supervision of offenders that perpetrate lethal sexual violence." - Matt DeLisi, Professor in the Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, USA, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Criminal Justice "This valuable handbook offers general readers, law enforcement professionals, lawyers, and clinicians a detailed outline and analysis of the major components of the literatures extant on this complex subject. Its 39 chapters are organized into five topical sections that begin by profiling current theoretical models and empirical research... Essential for collections in law and the social and health sciences." - R. B. Ridinger, Northern Illinois University, Choice Magazine