Finnish sexual homicides: Offence and offender characteristics

Forensic Science International

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Häkkänen Nyholm, Helinä ^a,b   Repo Tiihonen, Eila ^c   Lindberg, Nina ^d   Salenius, Stephan ^e   Weizmann Henelius, Ghitta ^f  

^a National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Vantaa Prison   (Finland)

^f VANHA VAASA HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Offender profiling; Psychopathology; Psychopathy; Sexual homicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FINLAND; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HISTORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 67349182858     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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