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Citation

Sea J, Beauregard E. J. Interpers. Violence 2017; ePub(ePub): 886260517724832.

Affiliation

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260517724832

PMID

29294887

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to identify themes of crime scene behaviors in a sample of 487 Korean homicides and test whether these themes are linked to offender characteristics. A content analysis of police information was first conducted and then a multidimensional scale approach was used to identify themes in the homicide data. The exploratory thematic structure showed four factors that confirmed the instrumental/expressive themes as being useful in differentiating homicides: sex-arousal, cognitive, overkill-blood, and impulsive. These four themes were compared with the previous themes identified in Western studies of homicide. Finally, the current findings support the idea that there are relationships between crime scene behavior themes in homicide and offender characteristics.


Language: en

Keywords

classification; crime scene behaviors; homicide; prioritization of suspects; themes

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