Sexual Homicide and Serial Murder

Purcell, Catherine E.; Arrigo, Bruce A.

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“…[20,27,29-33] For example, OCD experts often consider whether a patient experiences anxiety or distress to help differentiate the obsessions of OCD from the recurrent thoughts or images that are present in other disorders (e.g., intrusive sexual images in paraphilias). [30] As mentioned above, the anxiety-inducing element of obsessions is central to the CBT perspective on OCD. [19] In addition, data from several large OCD studies demonstrate that the vast majority of people with OCD experience moderate or severe anxiety or distress from their obsessions.…”

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of the diagnostic criteria and possible subtypes and dimensional specifiers for DSM-V

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Background Since the publication of the DSM-IV in 1994, research on obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) has continued to expand. It is timely to reconsider the nosology of this disorder, assessing whether changes to diagnostic criteria as well as subtypes and specifiers may improve diagnostic validity and clinical utility. Methods The existing criteria were evaluated. Key issues were identified. Electronic databases of PubMed, ScienceDirect, and PsycINFO were searched for relevant studies. Results This review presents a number of options and preliminary recommendations to be considered for DSM-V. These include: (1) clarifying and simplifying the definition of obsessions and compulsions(criterion A); (2) possibly deleting the requirement that people recognize that their obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable (criterion B); (3) rethinking the clinical significance criterion (criterion C) and, in the interim, possibly adjusting what is considered “time-consuming” for OCD; (4) listing additional disorders to help with the differential diagnosis (criterion D); (5) rethinking the medical exclusion criterion (criterion E) and clarifying what is meant by a “general medical condition”; (6) revising the specifiers (i.e., clarifying that OCD can involve a range of insight, in addition to “poor insight,” and adding “tic-related OCD”); and (7) highlighting in the DSM-V text important clinical features of OCD that are not currently mentioned in the criteria (e.g., the major symptom dimensions). Conclusions A number of changes to the existing diagnostic criteria for OCD are proposed. These proposed criteria may change as the DSM-V process progresses.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of the diagnostic criteria and possible subtypes and dimensional specifiers for DSM-V

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“…Instead, what seems a more logical proposition is that expertise in criminal profiling is sourced in the accumulation of specialized knowledge which is directly pertinent to understanding rare aberrant violent behaviors ergo crimes. Such violent crimes are often characterized by a gamut of deviant mechanisms, fantasies, rituals, perversions, and psychopathologies (e.g., Ault & Reese, 1980; Beauregard & Martineau, 2017; Chopin & Beauregard, 2019; Hickey, 2015; Proulx et al, 2018; Purcell & Arrigo, 2006; Schlesinger, 2000, 2003). Therefore, the integral question is what disciplinary paradigm and knowledge base is aligned with and involves an understanding of such material?…”

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Clothes Don’t Maketh the Man Nor a Criminal Profiler an Expert Witness

Kocsis

Palermo²

2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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The article by Kocsis and Palermo, published in 2016, examined the findings of research which had assessed the validity of the investigative technique colloquially known as criminal profiling. These findings were subsequently considered within the framework of their relevance to the admissibility of the technique as a form of expert witness evidence. The overall conclusion was that a discrete facet of the profiling technique may satisfy some of the requisite legal criteria for admissibility in jurisdictions within the United States. However, this conclusion was based upon studies which used samples of senior forensic psychiatrists and psychologists as the tested profilers. In this regard, it was noted that this parameter may preclude the generalization of this conclusion to other professional groups who do not possess such qualifications. Accordingly, the present article explores the potential admissibility of law enforcement personnel who are not qualified forensic mental health practitioners tendering expert witness evidence in the nature of criminal profiling. The conclusion of this analysis is that law enforcement personnel who possess suitable expertise in the analytic task of criminal profiling arguably possess an analogous knowledge base akin to the aforementioned senior forensic psychiatrists and psychologists. On this basis, the conclusions in Kocsis and Palermo, published in 2016, may extend to such personnel and their potential to likewise provide expert witness evidence.

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“…Given the empirical link between low self-esteem and common negative behavioral traits in sex offenders, several theorists hypothesized that self-esteem is important in explaining child molestation (Finkelhor, 1984), rape (Groth & Birnbaum, 1979), the development of paraphilias (Arrigo & Purcell, 2001; Purcell & Arrigo, 2006), and sexual homicide (Arrigo & Purcell, 2001; Hickey, 1997; Purcell & Arrigo, 2006). Moreover, low self-esteem is a prominent factor in general theoretical models of sexual offending and sexual violence (Marshall et al, 1997; Marshall & Barbaree, 1990; Marshall & Eccles, 1993; Marshall et al, 1993).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many models of sexual aggression either directly or indirectly stress the importance of sexual substitution. For instance, sexual substitution has been used to explain offenses against children (Finkelhor, 1984), explosive or misplaced anger in rapists (Groth & Birnbaum, 1979; Knight & Prentky, 1990), sexual proclivities in serial murderers (Arrigo & Purcell, 2001; Burgess et al, 1986; Hickey, 1997; Purcell & Arrigo, 2006), and sexual proclivities in nonserial sexual murderers (Beauregard, Proulx, & St-Yves, 2007).…”

Section: Self-esteem and Sexual Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Deviant sexual fantasies are an important theoretical factor in sexual homicide (Arrigo & Purcell, 2001; Brittain, 1970; Burgess et al, 1986; Chan, Heide, & Beauregard, 2011; Dietz, Hazelwood, & Warren, 1990; Grubin, 1994; Hickey, 1997; Langevin, Lang, & Curnoe, 1998; MacCulloch, Snowden, Wood, & Mills, 1983; Purcell & Arrigo, 2006). Specifically, scholars have suggested that the deviant sexual fantasies of sexual murderers reflect their deviant sexual interest for sexually sadistic behaviors (Arrigo & Purcell, 2001; Burgess et al, 1986; Hickey, 1997; Purcell & Arrigo, 2006). Much of the scientific literature on sexual homicide and deviant sexual fantasies has assumed that sexual murderers are sexually sadistic, given their penchant for sexual violence (Marshall & Kennedy, 2003).…”

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The Impact of Persistent Deviant Sexual Interests and Persistent Low Self-Esteem on Sexual Homicide

Healey¹,

Beauregard²

2015

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Major commonalities among sexual homicide models include the presence of deviant sexual interests and low self-esteem. Using a sample of violent sexual offenders who have either physically injured or killed their victim (n = 229), the current study investigates the impact of persistent deviant sexual interest(s) and persistent low self-esteem on sexual homicide. Findings suggest that both persistent deviant sexual interests and persistent low self-esteem are important predictors of sexual homicide. These findings suggest that there is a group of sexual murderers with low self-esteem who are driven by deviant sexual interests and may kill to satisfy their deviant sexual interests.

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Sexual Homicide and Serial Murder

Cited by 7 publications

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of the diagnostic criteria and possible subtypes and dimensional specifiers for DSM-V

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of the diagnostic criteria and possible subtypes and dimensional specifiers for DSM-V

Clothes Don’t Maketh the Man Nor a Criminal Profiler an Expert Witness

The Impact of Persistent Deviant Sexual Interests and Persistent Low Self-Esteem on Sexual Homicide

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