Signs of Crime : : Introducing Forensic Semiotics /

Signs of Crime : : Introducing Forensic Semiotics / / Marcel Danesi.

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This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It wi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Danesi, Marcel,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]
©2014
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Mouton Textbook
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Physical Description:1 online resource (180 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Table of contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Forensics and Semiotics
  • Chapter 2. Signs of Deception
  • Chapter 3. Signs of Identity
  • Chapter 4. The Language of Crime
  • Chapter 5. The Criminal Mind
  • Chapter 6. Symbols and Rituals of Crime
  • Chapter 7. Criminality and Its Representations
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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