Proulx / Beauregard / Cusson Sexual Murderers

A Comparative Analysis and New Perspectives
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-31998-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 274 Seiten, E-Book

Little is known about Sexual Murderers - those who kill in a sexual context. Recent studies have compared their backgrounds and characteristics with that of rapists and/or violent (non-sexual) offenders. This translation of a French original by the renowned Jean Proulx challenges existing knowledge on sexual murders, offers new tools for profiling and interrogation, and helps to establish a new research base. Current theories of sexual murder, its prevalence, reasons including attachment theories, profiling and interrogation techniques are all addressed in Proulx's distinctive, thought-provoking style.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Proulx, Jean

Beauregard, Eric

Cusson, Maurice

Nicole, Alexandre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.
List of Tables.
About the Editors.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Sexual Murderers: Myth and Reality.
PART I: THE MONTREAL STUDY.
Chapter 1. Sexual Murder: Definitions, Epidemiology andTheories.
Chapter 2. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: DevelopmentalPaths and Criminal History.
Chapter 3. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors:Psychopathological Considerations.
Chapter 4. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Intention andSituation.
Chapter 5. The Factors Distinguishing Sexual Murderers fromSexual Aggressors: A Multivariate Analysis.
Chapter 6. Serial Killers and Sexual Murderers.
Chapter 7. Sadistic Sexual Offenders.
Chapter 8. Angry or Sadistic: Two Types of Sexual Murderers.
Chapter 9. The Motivation and Criminal Career of SexualMurderers.
PART II: THE BIRMINGHAM STUDY.
Chapter 10. A Comparison of Rapists and Sexual Murderers onDemographic and Selected Psychometric Measures.
Chapter 11. Identification of Motivations for Sexual Murder.
PART III: PRACTICAL ISSUES.
Chapter 12. The Role of Profiling in the Investigation of SexualHomicide.
Chapter 13. Psychotherapeutic and Psychodynamic Issues withSexual Murderers.
Conclusion.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Proulx is Professor and Director of the School of Criminologyat the University of Montreal, and Researcher at the Internationalcentre of Comparative Criminology of that university. His mainresearch interests are personality profiles, sexual preferences,treatment issues, and recidivism risk factors among sexual murders,rapists, child molesters and incest offenders. Over the last twentyyears, he has published four books and more than 100 book chaptersor refereed articles, in French and English. Since 1989, he hasbeen active, both as Researcher and Clinical Psychologist, intreatment programmes for sex offenders at the Philippe-PinelInstitute, a maximum-security psychiatric institution.
Eric Beauregard is an Assistant Professor in the Department ofCriminology at the University of South Florida. his PhDdissertation, completed at the School of Criminology, University ofMontreal, was on the hunting patterns of serial sex offenders.Before joining USF in 2005, Dr. Beauregard worked as a clinicalcriminologist for Correctional Service Canada, where he wasresponsible for the phallometric and criminological assessment ofsex offenders. He evaluated more than 1200 different sex offenderseither during their admission process or before their release. Hehas published a number of studies on the offending process ofsexual offenders, criminal profiling, and sexual preferences of sexoffenders.
Maurice Cusson is Professor at the School of Criminology a t theUniversity of Montreal and Researcher at the International centreof comparative Criminology at that university. Over the last thirtyyears, he has written ten books and more than 50 book chapters orrefereed articles, in both French and English. he has received fourprizes for his books, including two from the Academie des SciencesMorales and Politiques de I'Institut de France. His main researchinterests are homicide, crime prevention, the rational-choiceperspective in criminology, and national security.
Alexandre Nicole is a clinical criminologist for the sexoffender treatment programme at the Philippe-Pinel Institute ofMontreal, a maximum-security psychiatric hospital. the institute idaffiliated to the University of Montreal and M. Nicole alsocollaborates to various research projects related to sexualoffending.