Purpose

The analysis of previous studies showed that research pertaining to the examination of the crime scene and Modus Operandi variables in intimate partner homicide (IPH) is scarce. Additionally, to our knowledge, there are no studies investigating sexual homicide perpetrated by intimate partners. This study aims to address that void. Thus, the study examined various components of the crime event and as such, it was exploratory in nature.

Design/methodology/approach

The study consisted of male sexual killers, who perpetrated against pubescent female victims (14 years old and over) and served a custodial sentence within Her Majesty’s Prison Service in England and Wales. Variables for the study were chosen on the basis of previous research examining IPH and sexual homicide. Descriptive analyses were used in this exploratory study.

Findings

Descriptive analyses indicated that the most prevalent aggravating circumstances in the lead up to the killing included conflict with the victim before the offence and substance use by the perpetrator around the time of the killing. Stalking was present in approximately a quarter of cases. The results of the analyses of sexual behaviours showed that in 54.9% of the sample the act of killing was purely instrumental whereas in 39.4% of the sample the underlying drive of the act of killing was closely related to the sexual aspect.

Originality/value

This is a unique study on a topic not yet explored.

中文翻译：

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我们的爱情是两个人的游戏。至少直到我们一个人死了，另一个人变成了凶手：亲密伴侣犯下的性杀人案

目的

对先前研究的分析表明，关于亲密伴侣凶杀案 (IPH) 中犯罪现场和作案手法变量的检查的研究很少。此外，据我们所知，没有研究调查亲密伴侣犯下的性凶杀案。本研究旨在解决这一空白。因此，该研究检查了犯罪事件的各个组成部分，因此具有探索性。

设计/方法/方法

该研究由男性性杀手组成，他们对青春期女性受害者（14 岁及以上）实施犯罪，并在英格兰和威尔士的女王陛下监狱服刑。该研究的变量是根据先前检查 IPH 和性凶杀的研究选择的。在这项探索性研究中使用了描述性分析。

发现

描述性分析表明，杀人前最普遍的加重情节包括在犯罪前与受害者发生冲突，以及在杀人前后犯罪者使用药物。大约四分之一的案件中存在缠扰行为。对性行为的分析结果表明，54.9% 的样本中的杀戮行为纯粹是工具性的，而在 39.4% 的样本中，杀戮行为的潜在驱动力与性方面密切相关。

原创性/价值

这是对尚未探索的主题的独特研究。