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Cold Cases and Serial Killers (Part Two)

NCJ Number
308308
Date Published
December 2023
Annotation

In Part Two of this Justice Today podcast, NIJ Social Science Analyst Eric Martin discusses a decline in the number of serial killer cases and the factors that deter this type of violent crime.

Abstract

In this podcast, NIJ Social Science Analyst Eric Martin discusses why the number of serial killers is declining and the factors that deter people from this type of violent offense. He also shares insight into whether society is experiencing an evolution away from serial killing and how NIJ continues to support research in this area.

Mark Greene, the Director of the Office of Technology and Standards at NIJ, and Lucas Zarwell, the Office Director of NIJ’s Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, co-host this conversation about serial killers.

Date Published: December 1, 2023