The present study examined whether there are different processes operating in the crime location choices between body‐disposing and non‐body‐disposing serial killers and between sexual serial killers and acquisitive serial killers. A sample of 49 series of solved German serial killings is used to examine the differences in travelled distances between these groups of killers. Nonparametric tests revealed that body‐disposing and non‐body‐disposing serial killers and sexual and acquisitive serial killers did not constitute subgroups of serial killers regarding their spatial behaviour. The results suggest that the compared groups are subjected to the same factors that influence their travelled distances. Furthermore, the possible role of planning and anticipated emotions in crime location choices of serial killers is discussed, as well as the limitations of the study and recommendations for future research.

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犯罪地点选择：德国连环杀手的地域分析

本研究调查了在犯罪地点选择中，在处置性和非处置性连环杀手之间以及在性连环杀手和后天性连环杀手之间是否存在不同的过程。49个已解决的德国系列连环杀人事件的样本用于检查这批杀手之间行进距离的差异。非参数测试表明，就其空间行为而言，处置性和非处置性连环杀手以及性和获得性连环杀手并不构成连环杀手的亚组。结果表明，被比较的群体受到影响其行进距离的相同因素的影响。此外，还讨论了计划和预期情绪在连环杀手的犯罪地点选择中的可能作用，