Psychological profiling of sexual murders: An empirical model

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 532-554

  Kocsis, Richard N ^a   Cooksey, Ray W ^b   Irwin, Harvey J ^b  

^a University of New England ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MODEL; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PREDATOR; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RAPE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

EID: 0036784319     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030662402236739     Document Type: Article

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