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Lethal combinations: A conjunctive analysis of crime scene behavior associated with sexual homicide
Author(s) -
Chopin Julien,
Beauregard Eric
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2425
Subject(s) - homicide , poison control , psychology , injury prevention , sexual behavior , criminal behavior , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , offender profiling , medical emergency , computer security , criminology , clinical psychology , medicine , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , visualization
This research investigates violent stranger rapes and the factors leading these cases to sexual homicides. Variables relating to modus operandi characteristics on one part and offender behavior on the other part are examined using conjunctive analysis of cases configuration to identify the different combinations leading to a lethal outcome. Using a French sample of 1263 cases of violent rapes and 303 cases of sexual homicides involving female adult victims, we find that blows given by offenders and information about physical resistance of victims are strongly associated intentional and non‐intentional sexual homicides. Psychoactive substance consumption by offenders as well associal isolation are in a lesser extend also associated with the lethal outcome.