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The Sexual Murderer : Offender behaviour and implications for practice, Paperback / softback Book

The Sexual Murderer : Offender behaviour and implications for practice Paperback / softback

Part of the Routledge Studies in Criminal Behaviour series

Paperback / softback

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Sexual homicide continues to be one of the most widely reported and sensationalised forms of murder, attracting fascination from the public and scholars alike.

Despite this continued interest, few empirical studies have been conducted on this particular form of sexual crime.

The Sexual Murderer provides an analytical review of the state of knowledge on the sexual murderer and his offense, and presents new data that confronts some of the accepted ideas and myths surrounding this type of homicide.

The authors draw on original data stemming from both offenders and the police to present an exhaustive and accurate picture of the sexual murderer and his offense, and compare the sex offenders who do kill with sex offenders who, despite being very violent, do not.

Each chapter includes a section on the practical implications of the findings, and what the findings mean for professionals working with these cases and for the criminal justice system.

This book explores themes including the role of fantasies, paraphilias, and personality; criminal career; context of the crime; journey to murder; modus operandi and crime scene; sex trade workers; avoiding detection; body disposal pathways; and whether we can predict sexual homicide occurrence. This book is a comprehensive resource for academic and professionals involved in sexual homicide cases, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, investigators and profilers, as well as individuals working in the field of sexual violence.

This book will also be of interest to students taking courses on homicide, sexual homicide, and serial homicide.

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