Predicting rapist type based on crime-scene violence, interpersonal involvement, and criminal sophistication in U.S. stranger rape cases

Stranger rape cases are one of the most difficult sexual assault crimes to solve for law enforcement. This study aimed to compare crime-scene characteristics between serial rapists and single-victim rapists in stranger rape cases and build a predictive model to predict rapist type. An archival datab...

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Authors: Mellink, Indy SK (Author) ; Jeglic, Elizabeth L. (Author) ; Bogaard, Glynis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: International journal of police science & management
Year: 2022, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-65
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Offender profiling
Single-victim rapist
Serial rapist
Stranger rape