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040 _aAFVC
100 _aRicono-Kaufhold, Sophia
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245 _aComparing child and adult sexual homicides in Australia and New Zealand :
_ba retrospective study
_cSophia Ricono-Kaufhold, Marie Czarnietzki, Rajan Darjee, Nathan Brooks, Aleshia Nanev and Michael R. Davis
260 _bWiley,
_c2024
500 _aBehavioral Sciences, 2024, First published online, 27 May 2024
520 _aThe present study examined distinctions between child (n = 30) and adult (n = 212) sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) in Australia and New Zealand, contributing to the limited international research on the subject. Data, primarily sourced from judges' sentencing comments on AustLII and New Zealand Legal Information Institute, revealed significant differences. Child SHOs displayed elevated rates of pedophilia, sexual deviance, and adverse childhood experiences, including sexual abuse. They were more likely to be married, cohabitate, and target familial victims. Their crimes were more often committed during daylight and outdoors, involving tactics such as victim conning, restraints, strangulation, and hiding victim's bodies. No significant group differences emerged regarding offenders' psychopathy or sexual sadism scores. Results were interpreted in line with child SHOs' deviant sexual preferences and the routine activity theory. The study, as the first investigating child sexual homicides in Australia and New Zealand, sets the foundation for an evidence-based approach to policy and practice. (Authors' abstract). Record #8872
650 _aCHILD HOMICIDE
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650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 _aHOMICIDE
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650 _aSEX OFFENDERS
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650 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 _aAUSTRALIA
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651 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aCzarnietzki, Marie
_913273
700 _aDarjee, Rajan
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700 _aBrooks, Nathan
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700 _aNanev, Alesha
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700 _aDavis, Michael R.
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773 0 _tBehavioral Sciences, 2024, First published online, 27 May 2024
830 _aBehavioral Sciences
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2665
_zDOI: 10.1002/bsl.2665 (Open access)
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