Research and analysis

Offence pathways of sexual homicide perpetrators

Exploration of offending pathways for sexual homicide offenders to investigate differences between different offending histories.

• From: National Offender Management Service and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 26 February 2015

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Offence pathways of sexual homicide perpetrators

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Offending pathways of sexual homicide perpetrators were explored with a focus on whether the pathways for those with a previous conviction for rape or attempted rape differed from those who had no such convictions.

The criteria for sexual homicide was taken from the UK National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Offender Assessment System (OASys) research database, and included murders where a sexual element and/or a sexual motivation was evidenced, suspected or admitted.

A total of 129 non-serial male perpetrators of sexual homicide of females where the victim was aged 14 years or over, who had been convicted and served a custodial sentence within UK Prison Service, were included.

The analyses used in the study evaluated cognitive problems, sexual and behavioural interests, modus operandi and crime scene characteristics.

Published 26 February 2015