Sexual Homicide

Chan, Heng Choon; Heide, Kathleen M.

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“…Overall, SHOs who were motivated primarily by power and control, sex, and anger were more likely to kill members of the opposite sex, whereas those who committed the offence mainly for money were equally likely to target both opposite and same sex victims. This finding is consistent with other literature where male SHOs have been shown to gain trust from their male victim for financial gain (Chan & Heide, 2009). classified this type as the non-sexual predator, whereby their principal motivation for the offence is robbery, and sex merely the instrument.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…sadistic behaviour) through the acting out of the offenders' deviant sexual fantasies as part of their expression of power or anger, or a combination of both, to dominate, punish, control, humiliate, degrade, and torture their victims Chan, Heide, & Beauregard, 2011). Although there may be more than one motive for such killing, in many cases, a primary driving force is often evident (Chan, 2017;Chan & Heide, 2009;Meloy, 2000).…”

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The primary motivation of sexual homicide offenders in China: Was it for sex, power and control, anger, or money?

Chan

Liu

et al. 2019

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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Background Information on sexual homicides in China is scarce, particularly with respect to the offenders' primary motivation for the offence. Aims Our aim was to examine how offence characteristics of sexual murderers relate to different primary motivations. Methods The offender, victim, and offence characteristics of 67 sexual homicides, derived from police data of three regions and published case reports (1994–2017), were explored and compared according to offenders' primary motivation. Results Heterosexual sexual homicides were committed by offenders who were mainly driven by power and control, sex, and anger, compared with slightly over half of those who motivated primarily by financial gain. Sexual murderers whose killing was mainly driven by sex, money, and anger were more likely to target strangers, whereas offenders who motivated primarily by power and control were more likely to target an intimate partner. Victim abduction was more frequently seen in offenders who were motivated predominantly by money than other motives. Relative to financial gain as primary motivation, sexual killers who were mainly driven by sex, power and control, and anger were more likely to mutilate their victim. Implications for practice This study adds data to a field rarely studied anywhere and hardly at all in China. Findings may offer some help for criminal investigators who need to prioritise their investigative strategies. Once the individual is convicted and sentenced, they may help direct management and/or therapeutic strategies.

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confidence: 99%

The primary motivation of sexual homicide offenders in China: Was it for sex, power and control, anger, or money?

Chan

Liu

et al. 2019

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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“…28,29 The This study has shown that homicide involving rape is a problem mainly affecting girls but it is not well documented because it is considered a rare event involving older children. [30][31][32] The pattern in South Africa is different, with similar proportions of rape victims in each age group. The high rate of child homicides involving sexual assault in South Africa reflects the high prevalence of sexual violence, which is fuelled by dominant notions of masculinity and grounded in the notion that men are entitled to exercise control over women.…”

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The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

Mathews

Abrahams

Jewkes

et al. 2013

Bull. World Health Organ.

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“…Despite the increasing research attention given to sexual homicide (Chan & Heide, 2009;Greenall, 2012;Greenall & Richardson, 2014;Kerr et al, 2013;Proulx, Beauregard, Cusson, & Nicole, 2007;Schlesinger, 2004), few studies have examined the criminal histories of sexual killers in any great detail, especially those who targeted strangers. The present study addressed this by exploring the criminal histories of a sample of men who committed sexual homicide against adult female strangers.…”

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Exploring the criminal histories of stranger sexual killers

Greenall

Wright

2015

The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology

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Although sexual homicide is receiving increasing research attention, few studies have examined the criminal histories of sexual killers in any detail. This study examined the criminal histories of 81 British stranger sexual killers to determine whether they were generalist, specialists or both and whether their criminal histories reflected violent, sexual, marginality and over control pathways. Results found most stranger sexual killers were generalist offenders and sexual homicide was part of a varied criminal repertoire and non-sexual crimes predominate. This 'antisocial orientation' means future offending may not be limited to sexual violence. Criminal histories reflected the violent, sexual, marginality and over control pathways, but offenders in the violent pathway were more criminally orientated. The clinical and investigative implications of these findings were considered as they suggest knowledge of the criminal histories of stranger sexual killers is an important consideration for criminal justice professionals.

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Sexual Homicide

Cited by 140 publications

References 57 publications

The primary motivation of sexual homicide offenders in China: Was it for sex, power and control, anger, or money?

The primary motivation of sexual homicide offenders in China: Was it for sex, power and control, anger, or money?

The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

Exploring the criminal histories of stranger sexual killers

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