psychological theories and diagnoses for violent behavior
type: Concept
narrower: motivation for murder

motivation for murder
definition: Why does one person decide to murder another? Certainly, murder varies according to the motivations (e.g., the reasons for), the strategies (e.g., how the murder is carried out), and the situational context of the crime (e.g., where, when, against whom, and under what circumstances). The main factor that must occur in the killer's mind prior to the murder, if even momentarily, is that the victim(s) is/are objectified and dehumanized. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Homicide: Motivation for Murder]
broader: serial murder
broader: psychological theories and diagnoses for violent behavior
broader: murder
broader: motives for violence
broader: forensic science
broader: aggression
type: Concept

serial murder
type: Concept
narrower: motivation for murder

aggression
type: Concept
narrower: motivation for murder

motives for violence
type: Concept
narrower: motivation for murder

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: motivation for murder

murder
type: Concept
narrower: motivation for murder

forensic science
type: Concept
narrower: motivation for murder