Homicide crime scene staging (HCSS) involves purposefully altering the death scene to obstruct the criminal justice process by concealing the true nature of a crime. It is one of the most perplexing and intriguing homicidal behaviors and one of the least systematically studied, particularly in non-Western societies. As the first systematic study of HCSS in a non-Western society, this paper contributes to the ethnocultural understanding of HCSS by analyzing nation-based data regarding 56 HCSS events in Israel (excluding the West Bank and Gaza) during a 40-year period (1980–2019). Descriptive statistics demonstrate HCSS in Israel differs from that reported by studies in Western societies regarding weapon of choice and the death scene scenario offenders tend to stage. Comparative analysis of the two main ethnic groups in Israel, Jewish and Arab, demonstrates ethnic diversity in HCSS frequency, killing motive, victim characteristics, and victim–offender relations.

凶杀案现场分期 (HCSS) 涉及故意改变死亡现场，通过隐藏犯罪的真实性质来阻碍刑事司法程序。它是最令人困惑和最有趣的杀人行为之一，也是研究最少的行为之一，尤其是在非西方社会中。作为非西方社会对 HCSS 的第一个系统研究，本文通过分析以色列（不包括西岸和加沙）40 年期间发生的 56 起 HCSS 事件的国家数据，有助于对 HCSS 的民族文化理解。 1980-2019）。描述性统计数据表明，以色列的 HCSS 与西方社会研究报告的关于武器选择和死亡场景犯罪者倾向于上演的研究报告不同。以色列两个主要民族，犹太人和阿拉伯人的比较分析，