The impact of persistent deviant sexual interests and persistent low self-esteem on sexual homicide

Major commonalities among sexual homicide models include the presence of deviant sexual interests and low self-esteem. Using a sample of violent sexual offenders who have either physically injured or killed their victim (n = 229), the current study investigates the impact of persistent deviant sexua...

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Authors: Healey, Jay (Author) ; Beauregard, Eric (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 12, Pages: 1225-1242
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
deviant sexual interests
low self-esteem
paraphilias
Sexual homicide
Sexual sadism
Sexual Violence
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Summary:Major commonalities among sexual homicide models include the presence of deviant sexual interests and low self-esteem. Using a sample of violent sexual offenders who have either physically injured or killed their victim (n = 229), the current study investigates the impact of persistent deviant sexual interest(s) and persistent low self-esteem on sexual homicide. Findings suggest that both persistent deviant sexual interests and persistent low self-esteem are important predictors of sexual homicide. These findings suggest that there is a group of sexual murderers with low self-esteem who are driven by deviant sexual interests and may kill to satisfy their deviant sexual interests.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854815605874