Body dismemberment in sexual homicide cases: lust murder or rational decision?

This study investigates the role of criminal dismemberment in sexual homicide crime-commission process. Specifically, this research aims to empirically determine whether criminal dismemberment is a rational behavior aimed at avoiding detection or an expression of sexual deviance. The sample used in...

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Authors: Chopin, Julien (Author) ; Beauregard, Eric (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 9, Pages: 869-889
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
crime-commission process
Lust murder
Rational Choice
Criminal dismemberment
Sexual homicide