Manifestations of sexual sadism in child sexual assault and the associated victim, offender, and offense characteristics: A latent class analysis

Reale, Kylie S.; Chopin, Julien; Gauthier, Alexandre; Beauregard, Éric

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105814

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“…Focusing specifically on offender's who appear non‐threatening, it may be that they are more similar to sadistic offenders as they planned the offense by gaining the trust of the victim. Looking at external validity tests, some more extreme and unusual sexual acts, commonly seen in sadistic sexual offenses, were significantly associated with this victim type (e.g., overkill, foreign object insertion, post‐mortem sexual activity; Myers et al., 2019; Reale et al., 2022). Regardless of the type of offender killing these victims, one feature is consistent across these explanations for the homebody group—there may be additional nuance to the crime if the victim is killed in their residence.…”

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“…The present study uses LCA to propose a new victim typology. Prior sexual violence research has used LCA to identify different crime scene behaviors (e.g., overkill, Chopin & Beauregard, 2021a; sadism, Reale et al., 2022), offending patterns (e.g., Paquette et al., 2023), and motivations depending on the victim (e.g., Chopin & Beauregard, 2019c). However, a single typology for SH victims has yet to be identified.…”

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Identifying victim types in sexual homicide: A latent class analysis using interactional victimology theories

Georgoulis,

Beauregard,

Chopin

2024

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Sexual homicide (SH) research has focused on those who commit these crimes and the crimes themselves. This leaves the victim, an equally crucial piece to the puzzle, left as a sort of afterthought, despite the valuable insight that victimology provides to the crime. For the current study, victim information related to their routine activities and lifestyles was taken from an international database containing 662 solved cases of SH. Nine victim variables were used in a latent class analysis to find hidden subgroups within the victim population. Three classes were identified—low‐risk, homebody, and overt risk victims—which suggests that SH victimization varies depending on the victim lifestyles and routine activities. These groups were externally validated by examining their association with different phases of the crime commission process. Some sexual homicide offenders may be more drawn to a victim because they present as vulnerable and opportunistic, while others might be methodically targeted. The theoretical relevance of this typology, along with investigative and prevention strategies, is discussed.

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Identifying victim types in sexual homicide: A latent class analysis using interactional victimology theories

Georgoulis,

Beauregard,

Chopin

2024

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Child and adolescent victims of sexual homicide in Chile between 1998 and 2021: A review of 27 cases and their autopsy reports

Acosta‐Fuentes,

González,

Álvarez‐Lister

et al. 2024

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Rape followed by murder against children and adolescents is one of the most serious existing crimes. The autopsies of victims of violent crimes can provide fundamental findings for the investigative process and the pursuit of justice. This research conducts a descriptive analysis of the most important findings from the autopsies of 27 cases of children and adolescents who died in Chile between 1998 and 2021 as a result of rape followed by homicide (n = 27), as well as from the judiciary rulings of these cases to gather information related to the perpetrators. It was found that the victims of this crime are mostly girls with an average age of 10, while the perpetrators are primarily single men aged 29 on average, most of whom have not finished high school. A significant relationship was found between the location of the crime and the cause of death and signs of sexual contact, the marital status of the perpetrator and the cause of death, the age of the perpetrator and signs of sexual contact, and the relationship between victim and perpetrator and signs of sexual contact.

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Contact sex offenders with adult and minor victims: Psychopathological and criminological differences

Soldino,

López-Pinar,

Carbonell-Vayá

2024

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Manifestations of sexual sadism in child sexual assault and the associated victim, offender, and offense characteristics: A latent class analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 35 publications

Identifying victim types in sexual homicide: A latent class analysis using interactional victimology theories

Identifying victim types in sexual homicide: A latent class analysis using interactional victimology theories

Child and adolescent victims of sexual homicide in Chile between 1998 and 2021: A review of 27 cases and their autopsy reports

Contact sex offenders with adult and minor victims: Psychopathological and criminological differences

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