Routledge international handbook of sexual homicide studies / edited by Jean Proulx [and five others].

Format Electronic
Publication InfoMilton : Routledge, 2018.
Description1 online resource (665 pages).
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects
Homicide.
Sex crimes.

Other author/creatorProulx, Jean (Professor in criminology)
Other author/creatorBeauregard, Eric.
Other author/creatorCarter, Adam J., 1968-
Other author/creatorMokros, Andreas.
Other author/creatorDarjee, Rajan.
Other author/creatorJames, Jonathan.
SeriesRoutledge international handbooks
Routledge international handbooks. ^A714319
Contents Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies- Front Cover -- Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Note -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: Theories and research -- Chapter 1: Sexual homicide studies: an international perspective -- Clinical analysis of sexual murderers -- A sociological theory of sexual murder -- Psychological and criminological theories of sexual murder -- Comparative studies of sexual murderers and sexual aggressors -- Typologies of sexual murderers -- Sexual murderers' recidivism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Sexual homicide: a review of the main theoretical models -- Introduction -- The motivational model -- The trauma-control model -- The criminal event perspective model -- The social learning-routine activity integrated model -- Discussion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3: The sexual psychopath -- Who is the sexual psychopath? -- Affective deficits -- Impulsivity -- Thrill seeking -- Theoretical perspectives and explanations -- Recidivism and treatment -- References -- Chapter 4: Sexual murderers' sexual lifestyle: an internal constraint to modus operandi? -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Serial and non-serial sexual murderers: an exploratory study of developmental antecedents -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Psychological and criminological factors in diverse types of sexual murderers -- The issue of diversity when comparing sexual murderers to non-homicidal sexual aggressors -- Sexual homicide: sexualized murder, grievance murder, and rape murder.
Contents Working towards a more nuanced understanding of sexual murder -- Psychosocial responses to childhood adversity predict offending trajectories -- The multi-trajectory model of fatal and non-fatal sexual aggression -- Limitations of the studies of sexual murderers engaging in post-mortem sexual interference -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Understanding the sexual element in sexual homicide -- Introduction -- Considering the sexual aspect when classifying sexual murderers -- Limitations of the study -- What does it all mean? -- Future directions -- References -- Chapter 8: Sexual murderers of children: psychopathological and modus operandi factors -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Sexual homicide of the elderly: a review of patterns -- Introduction -- Crimes against the elderly -- Elderly female sexual homicide -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10: Stranger sexual homicide -- Introduction -- Stranger sexual homicide: definition, prevalence, and motive -- Stranger sexual homicide: a summary of findings from Great Britain -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: A cross-national study of sexual murderers in France and Canada -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Limitations of the study and future research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Recent research on sexual homicide in Scotland: characteristics, crime scene themes, and comparison with non-homicidal sexual aggressors -- Introduction -- Legal context of sexual homicide in Scotland -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 13: Perpetrators of sexual homicide in Germany: medical, psychiatric, and psychological characteristics -- Introduction -- Psychiatric and psychological studies -- Conclusions and perspectives for further research -- Notes -- References.
Contents Chapter 14: Sexual homicide in South Africa -- Introduction -- Crime statistics in South Africa -- Sexual murder -- South African sexual murder studies -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- PART II: Sexual sadism -- Chapter 15: Sexual sadism and sexual homicide: an overview -- Introduction -- Phenomenology -- Nosology -- Co-occurring disorders -- Prevalence -- Sexual sadism and sexual homicide -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16: The aetiology of forensic sexual sadism: from experiential perturbations to symptomatology -- Characteristics of sexual sadism -- Adult manifestation of sexual sadism -- Future directions -- Note -- References -- Chapter 17: The developmental antecedents of sexually sadistic behaviours -- Introduction -- Current study -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 18: An evaluation of assessments of sexual sadism -- Introduction -- Phallometry -- Indirect measures -- Diagnostic scales -- Conclusion -- Appendix: SeSaS items and scoring criteria -- References -- Chapter 19: Sexual sadism: pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches -- Introduction -- Aetiological considerations and principles of planning therapy -- Medication -- Psychotherapeutic interventions -- Algorithm for the pharmacological treatment of dangerous paraphilias -- Two examples of long-term integrated therapy with imprisoned sex offenders with sadistic symptomatology -- Conclusion -- References -- PART III: Clinical issues -- Chapter 20: Introduction to clinical issues -- Introduction -- Rates of sexual homicide -- Background to clinical issues with sexual homicide perpetrators -- Differentiation of sexual homicide types -- Research on sexual homicide -- Typologies of sexual killers -- Models of sexual homicide -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 21: Sexual homicide cases: giving evidence in court -- Overview -- Introduction.
Contents Expert evidence -- Case study -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 22: The assessment of perpetrators of sexual homicide for the purposes of risk reduction in secure psychiatric hospital and prison settings -- Introduction -- Assessment context -- The assessment process -- Definitions of sexual homicide -- Determining that a killing was sexual -- Assessing sexual homicide perpetrators -- Case formulation -- Types of sexual killing -- Other assessment issues -- Reaching assessment conclusions -- Report writing -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 23: The treatment of sexual homicide offenders in secure psychiatric hospitals and prison settings for the purposes of risk reduction -- Introduction -- Needs of sexual homicide offenders -- Institutional management of sexual homicide cases -- Case study -- Special issues -- Case examples -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 24: Managing perpetrators of sexual homicide in the community -- Introduction -- Release, recidivism, and risk -- Principles of community management -- Prevention -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 25: Neuropsychological and neurological assessments of sexual homicide offenders: their current and potential functions in the prosecution, detention, therapeutic progression, and release of individual cases -- Introduction -- Forensic clinical neuropsychology: an emerging field -- Typologies of sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) -- Neuropsychological hypotheses of sexual homicide offending -- Neuropsychological hypotheses for SHOs -- The neurology of SHOs -- Objectively assessing individual criminal pathways, motivation, and risk of recidivism in SHOs: on the usefulness ofneuroimaging techniques -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 26: Pharmacological treatment of sexual homicide offenders -- Introduction -- Mental disorders -- Sexual disorders.
Contents Issues in the medical treatment of sexual homicide offenders -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- PART IV: Policing issues -- Chapter 27: Police issues and sexual homicide: taking stock of the research -- Introduction -- Issues related to the investigation -- Issues related to the solvability of homicide -- Issues related to behaviours intended to help avoid detection -- Studying sexual murderers and murders to inform police practices -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 28: Sex-related homicide investigations -- Introduction -- The crime scene investigation -- Four classifications of sex-related homicides -- The frequency and characteristics of sexual posing in homicides -- The investigative perspective in criminal personality profiling -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 29: Offender profiling in France -- Introduction -- The Behavioural Sciences Unit -- Value of behavioural analysis in the investigation of sexual homicides -- Case studies of behavioural analysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 30: Examining the shortfalls and future potential of criminal profiling -- Introduction -- Shortfall 1: coherency-comparing apples with oranges -- Shortfall 2: accuracy-the elephant in the room -- Shortfall 3: popularity-too many cooks spoil the broth -- Never-ending shortfalls: a self-perpetuating cycle -- A proposed solution: the benefits of ViCAP and ViCLAS -- Conclusion -- Dedication -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 31: The scientific validity of criminal profiling: rhetoric, realities, and conflicts -- Introduction -- The quasi-experimental studies assessing profiler accuracy -- The re-analysis articles: challenges to profiling accuracy -- The issue in Bennell et al. (2006) -- The issue in Snook et al. (2007) -- Criminal profiling validity: the rhetoric and the realities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.
General noteChapter 11: A cross-national study of sexual murderers in France and Canada.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Proulx, Jean. Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Homicide Studies. Milton : Routledge, ©2018 9780415791489
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