Predicting the criminal record of male on female UK homicide offenders from crime scene behaviours

Almond, Louise, Matin, Elias and McManus, Michelle (2021) Predicting the criminal record of male on female UK homicide offenders from crime scene behaviours. Journal of Interpersonal Violence: concerned with the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence, 36 (21-22). NP11852-NP11876.

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Abstract

Offender profiling follows the idea that if offenders' crime scene actions can be empirically linked to their background characteristics, it will be possible to predict one from the other. There is a lack of research exploring whether homicide offenders' crime scene actions are predictive of their criminal histories, despite the potential utility of such information. The current study addresses this gap in the literature. A sample of 213 adult male-on-female homicides with sexual or unknown motive was drawn from a U.K.-wide database. Relationships between 13 preconviction variables and 29 crime scene behaviors were explored using a bivariate statistical approach. Subsequently, binary logistic regression models were used to predict the presence, or absence, of specific preconvictions based on a <i>combination</i> of offense behaviors. Analyses highlighted 16 statistically significant associations between key offense behaviors and previous convictions, these associations were often "less likely" to result in previous conviction. The analysis failed to find any association for various other variables, most notably sexual preconvictions. Results indicate offenders' criminal histories can be predicted from their offense behaviors, though not all preconvictions may be similarly suited. Implications for practice are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	homicide, violent offenders, offender profling
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2019 11:43
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 00:19
DOI:	10.1177/0886260519888522
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3062675