Sex Worker Homicide Series: Profiling the Crime Scene

Contrary to popular misconceptions, offenders who kill sex workers as part of their series exhibit substantial variability in their victim selection and behavioral patterns, thus creating additional issues for the investigation of these crimes. This article first aims to outline differences in the d...

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Main Author: Sorochinski, Marina (Author)
Contributors: Salfati, C. Gabrielle
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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