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Profiling killers: a revised model for understanding sexual murder

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Research presented concerns sexual murder and homicide investigations, focusing on the definitions of four sexual offender types: power-reassurance, power assertive, anger-excitation and anger-retaliatory. Suspect profiles, homicidal patters, and the behavioral characteristics of the rape offenders are described in order for the investigators to more accurately identify the perpetrators.

Author: Walter, Richard, Keppel, Robert D.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 1999
United States, Methods, Sex crimes, Rapists, Homicide investigation

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The psychological typology of criminal homicidal aggression

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Issues discussed concern the psychological aspects of homicidal aggression among criminals, focusing on the characterization of murderous aggression based on personality, behavior, and self-control disfunction. Several types of aggression are identified, and include catastrophic, functional-utilitarian, situational-defensive, and habitual non-controlled.

Author: Kudryavtsev, Joseph A., Ratinova, Natalya A.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 1999
Russia, Aggressiveness (Psychology)

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Sexual homicides and their classification according to motivation: a report from Argentina

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This article discusses the psychiatric profile and motivations of sexual killers. Topics include sexual deviation, alter ego, and attitude.

Author: Folino, Jorge Oscar
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2000
Argentina, Social aspects, Case studies, Sex offenders, Attitudes, Attitude (Psychology)

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Subjects list: Psychological aspects, Statistical Data Included, Research, Murderers, Homicide
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