RT Article
T1 The Sexual Murderer Is a Distinct Type of Offender
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 63
IS 9
SP 1597
OP 1620
A1 Chopin, Julien
A1 Beauregard, Eric
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1670855953
AB The current study investigates the question of the specificity of sexual homicide offenders by comparing three types of crimes: sexual homicide, nonsexual homicide, and violent sexual assault. The comparison is based on victim, offender and modus operandi characteristics throughout 102 variables. The sample has been taken from a French national police database including 1,736 cases. Among these cases, there are 463 nonsexual homicides, 173 sexual homicides and 1,100 violent sexual assaults. Bivariate and multivariate analyses are performed to highlight the differences. Major differences are observed between, on one hand, sexual homicides and, on the other hand, nonsexual homicides and violent sexual assaults. These differences focus mainly on the offender and modus operandi characteristics. By analyzing specifically the type of observed differences, this research suggests that the sexual murderer and his crime should be analyzed through the lens of a unique type of crime. Findings present implications in terms of correctional practices, offender treatment, and rehabilitation.
K1 Sexual homicides
K1 Nonsexual homicides
K1 Violent sexual assaults
K1 Comparison
K1 Modus operandi
K1 Offenders characteristics
K1 Sexualverbrechen
K1 Sexualmord
K1 Verhaltensmuster
K1 Charakteristika
K1 Sexualtäter
K1 Sexualstraftäter
K1 Vergleichsstudie
K1 Sexualdelinquenz
K1 Gewaltdelinquenz
K1 Persönlichkeitsbild
DO 10.1177/0306624X18817445