Survival of the Recidivistic? Revealing Factors Associated with the Criminal Career Length of Multiple Homicide Offenders

Relying on a sample of 1,381 US-based multiple homicide offenders (MHOs), we study the duration of the careers of this extremely violent category of offenders through Kaplan–Meier estimation and Cox Proportional Hazard regression. We investigate the characteristics of such careers in terms of length...

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Authors: Campedelli, Gian Maria (Author) ; Yaksic, Enzo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Homicide studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 244-268
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Keywords:
Cox Proportional Hazard Regression
Methodology
Subtypes
serial murder
Criminal Careers
Survival Analysis
serial homicide
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Summary:Relying on a sample of 1,381 US-based multiple homicide offenders (MHOs), we study the duration of the careers of this extremely violent category of offenders through Kaplan–Meier estimation and Cox Proportional Hazard regression. We investigate the characteristics of such careers in terms of length and we provide an inferential analysis investigating correlates of career duration. The models indicate that MHOs employing multiple methods, younger MHOs and MHOs that acted in more than one US state have higher odds of longer careers. When controlling for career-based attributes, female MHOs are also correlated with longer careers.
ISSN:1552-6720
DOI:10.1177/10887679211010882