Lethal outcome in elderly sexual violence: Escalation or different intent?

Is There an “Expert” Stranger Rapist?

“…Moreover, individuals involved in acquaintance rapes may have less of a need to use forensic awareness strategies because they are known by their victim and can be easily identified ( Chopin et al, 2019 ). Finally, we decided to exclude rape cases with a lethal outcome (i.e., sexual homicides) because several studies found that they present several difference in terms of crime-commission process and offender characteristics (see Beauregard & DeLisi, 2018a , 2018b ; Beauregard et al, 2018 , 2020 ; Chopin & Beauregard, 2019a , 2019c ).…”

Sexual Homicide and Its Investigation: New Perspectives to Improve Police Practices

“…The most common divergerence in these definitions, however, is related to whether not a sexual motive is necessary to classify a case as sexual homicide (Beech et al, 2005;Meloy, 2000;Myers, 2002;Porter et al, 2003). This definition assumes that the accidental or instrumental death of the victim following a sexual assault is considered as a sexual homicide (see Beauregard, Chopin, & Winter, 2020;Chopin & Beauregard, 2019b;Mieczkowski & Beauregard, 2010). For others, the sexual activity is not necessary for the murder to be sexual, as the act of killing itself may be sexually gratifying for the offender (Krafft Ebing, 1886; Money, 1990;Schlesinger, 2004).…”

“…The consequence for police investigators is that elements observed at crime scenes could not correspond exactly to what is described in the literature. Actually, several recent studies have shown that sexual murders against children Chopin & Beauregard, 2019d, 2020dProulx et al, 2018), the elderly (Beauregard, Chopin, & Winter, 2020;Chopin & Beauregard, 2020f;Safarik et al, 2002) and men Chopin & Beauregard, 2020e) present a specific crime-commission process when compared to crimes involving adult women. It has also been established that the crime-commission process followed by juvenile sexual murderers presents specificities depending on the young age of the offenders (e.g., lack of maturity, limited mobility, etc.)…”

Les agressions sexuelles d’enfants non résolues par la police : une analyse du processus de passage à l’acte

“…Les caractéristiques du processus de passage à l'acte des agresseurs sexuels qui impactent la résolution des affaires par la police L'étude des facteurs influençant la résolution ou non d'une affaire s'est surtout concentrée sur les homicides non sexuels (voir Braga et Dusseault, 2018 ;Hawk et Dabney, 2018 ;Regoeczi, Jarvis et Mancik, 2018 ;Regoeczi et al, 2008 ;Regoeczi, Kennedy et Silverman, 2000) et les homicides sexuels (voir Balemba et al, 2014 ;, 2016, 2017a. Les études ayant comparé les dynamiques d'agression des homicides non sexuels (Chopin et Beauregard, 2019c) et sexuels (Beauregard, Chopin et Winter, 2020 ;Chopin et Beauregard, 2019a ;Chopin, Beauregard et DeLisi, 2020 ;Mieczkowski et Beauregard, 2010) avec les agressions sexuelles ont révélé des différences importantes. Dans leur étude comparant les agressions sexuelles criminologie, vol.…”