Abstract Background Information on psychopathological characteristics of sexual homicide offenders is scarce. Aims To investigate criminal, paraphilic and personality trait differences between serial single‐victim offenders. Methods All 73 13 presenting within a cohort 671 men sentenced for crimes 1994 2005 serving their sentence in one high‐security Canadian prison who consented to interview were assessed compared offending patterns, pathology behaviours. Results Serial more likely than the...

Abstract Juvenile sexual homicide is rare, occurring just 10–15 times a year in the United States. No study addressing how convicted juvenile murderers adjust upon reentering community exists. A safety concern, given this research gap, social movement afoot to abolish life sentences for offenders. If successful, then more of these offenders will be released back into society. This descriptive examined: (1) clinical findings and legal outcomes 22 sexually homicidal juveniles following arrest;...

Controversy exists in the literature and society regarding what motivates serial sexual killers to commit their crimes. Hypotheses range from seeking of gratification achievement power control expression anger. The authors provide theoretical, empirical, evolutionary, physiological support for argument that murderers above all crimes pursuit sadistic pleasure. over victims is believed serve two secondary purposes heightening arousal ensuring victim presence crime. Anger not considered a key...

Abstract: Little is known about the racial patterns of crimes committed by sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study examined race and age influences on victim–offender relationship for juvenile adult SHOs. A large sample ( N = 3868) from Supplemental Homicide Reports (1976–2005) was used. Analyses included examining victim effects (child, adolescent, adult, elderly). The findings revealed several race‐ age‐based differences. Black were significantly overrepresented in SHO population....

Abstract: Limited information is available on racial offending patterns of sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study used a 30‐year U.S. Supplementary Homicide Reports sample SHOs arrested in single‐victim situations ( N = 3745). The analysis strength was to determine whether the findings yielded meaningful for offender profiling. Several important emerged juvenile offenders. Juvenile White were likely target victims with whom they shared mutual relationship. In contrast, Black juveniles...

Most cases of juvenile parricide are believed to be the result child abuse, yet vast majority abused children do not kill their parental abusers. This study explored role psychopathy in 10 adolescent offenders tried adult court who were referred for pretrial psychiatric evaluation. In addition, psychopathological findings, crime-related behaviors, and judicial outcomes described. Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders diagnoses, most commonly posttraumatic stress disorder, chronic,...

Limited information exists on juvenile homosexual homicide (JHH), that is, youths who perpetrate sexual homicides against same-sex victims. Only a handful of cases from the United States and internationally have been described in literature. This study, first its kind, examines epidemiology, victimology, victim-offender relationship, weapon-use patterns JHH offenders using large U.S. database spanning three decades. The data for this study were derived Federal Bureau Investigation's...

Abstract Background Reliable epidemiological data on sexual homicide are sparse, especially trends in its incidence over time and age at arrest. Aims Our main aims were to study arrest for the USA about three decades (1976–2007). Methods We conducted longitudinal analyses of from largest database available years 1976–2007. Results The mean a was 26.3 (range 7–76; modal 21 years). Three quarters these offenders young adults aged 18–35. Age probable first rose significantly 25 29 period. last...

Limited information is available on the prevalence and nature of sexual offending in Hong Kong. This cross-sectional study seeks to explore role risky behavior (RSB) paraphilic interests self-reported (i.e., nonpenetrative-only, penetrative-only, nonpenetrative-plus-penetrative assault) a community sample young adults Using large (N = 1885) university students, lifetime was 18% (n 342; 23% males 166), 15% females 176)). Based subsample 342 participants who (aged 18–35), findings indicated...

Paracetamol is the commonest agent employed in self poisoning, however it not clear whether adolescents possess insight into serious complications associated with its misuse. Using a one page questionnaire, availability, usage, and knowledge of toxicity paracetamol among 1147 American British was assessed. Although 90% all students recognised that could kill, great majority overestimated lethal dose. In addition, while regarding side effects poor drug widely available to, used by, study...

Abstract Sexual murders involving children generate intense media attention and widespread public concern, despite their infrequency. Empirical research on this type of murderer is surprisingly scarce in light the interest topic. Most studies have looked at sexual murderers adult women, neglecting to look those who murder children. This article reviews current children, especially abduct victims. Available literature suggests that tend form a relatively homogeneous group, matching several...

The Sexual Homicide Crime Scene Rating Scale for Sadism (SADSEX-SH) is a rating scale which dimensionally measures the degree of offender sexual sadism in suspected homicide cases. Scoring accomplished using crime scene and related investigative information. Preliminary norms SADSEX-SH prototype indicate that it correctly classified offenders with without sadism. This study further assessed sensitivity, specificity, inter-rater reliability by comparing larger sample male ( n = 20) Two items...

Abstract Filicide is the purposeful killing of one or more children by a parent, step‐parent, other parental figure. Revenge filicide poorly understood, rare form in which parent murders their child to cause emotional harm child's parent. This descriptive study presents an international case series consisting 62 revenge cases from nine countries. Perpetrators were about equally likely be male female. Over half sample had active mental disorder any type, most often personality disorder. A...

Abstract This study examined Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) responding among 61 adolescent sex offenders accused of Sexual Abuse (n = 22), Rape 19), and Sodomy 18) 15 adolescents without a history sexual offending admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. Results indicated significant differences between inpatients as well offender groups on both single-scale elevations 2-point code types. Contrary previous research, in the demonstrated significantly more psychopathology...