When is a murder a sexual murder? Understanding the sexual element in the classification of sexual killings

Ewa B. Stefanska, Tamsin Higgs, Adam J. Carter and Anthony R. Beech

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 50, issue C, 53-61

Abstract: This paper considered the different ways the sexual element and the act of killing could be connected in sexual homicide cases by assigning each case as belonging to either directly or indirectly related groups.

Keywords: Sexual killers; Classification; Sadism; Anger (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.03.004

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