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1.Theories, Research and Misconceptions about Female Aggression -- Introduction -- Aggression and Women -- Violent Crime and Women -- Theories of Aggression -- Theories based on biological difference -- Environmental factors -- Psychological models -- Measuring aggression -- 2.The Evolution of Aggre...

Introduction -- Prevalence of Women's Violence Against Heterosexual Partners -- Prevalence of Women's Violence Against Homosexual Partners -- Severity and Injury -- Recidivism -- Women's Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking -- Intimate Partner Violence by Women Resulting in Homicide -- Intimate Pa...

Prevalence -- Similarities and differences compared with male sex offenders (MSOs) -- Typologies -- Deviant arousal and mental illness -- Past victimization -- Child Pornography and the Internet -- Victim Effects -- Awareness, Gender Bias and the Social Construction of Women -- Legal Issues -- Asses...

Girls who kill -- Manslaughter -- Suicide -- Conclusion -- 9.Serial Murder and Women -- What Is Serial Murder? -- Explanations for Serial Murder -- Childhood -- Psychiatric explanations -- The role of psychopathy -- The role of paraphilias -- Neurological contributions -- Female Serial Killers -- Co...