Chan Heng Choon Oliver, Heide Kathleen M, Myers Wade C
Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue SOC 107, Tampa, FL 33620-8100, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 2013 Jan;58(1):85-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02188.x. Epub 2012 May 4.
Limited information is available on racial offending patterns of sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study used a 30-year U.S. Supplementary Homicide Reports sample of SHOs arrested in single-victim situations (N = 3745). The analysis strength was used to determine whether the findings yielded meaningful patterns for offender profiling. Several important findings emerged for the juvenile offenders. Juvenile White SHOs were likely to target victims with whom they shared a mutual relationship. In contrast, Black juveniles were equally likely to murder strangers and those with whom they had prior and familial relationships. Notably, no juvenile Black SHOs were arrested for murdering intimate partners. Juvenile White SHOs were twice as likely to use edged weapons as their Black counterparts. Black juveniles, conversely, were more likely than White juveniles to use personal weapons. Beyond these findings, known victim-offender relationships and weapon used may not have significant utility for investigators in identifying the SHO race, even after controlling for offender age. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
关于性杀人犯罪者（SHOs）的种族犯罪模式，可获取的信息有限。本研究使用了一份为期30年的美国补充杀人报告样本，该样本来自于在单一受害者情况下被捕的SHOs（N = 3745）。分析力度用于确定研究结果是否能为犯罪者画像得出有意义的模式。针对青少年犯罪者出现了几个重要发现。白人青少年SHOs可能会将与他们有相互关系的人作为目标。相比之下，黑人青少年谋杀陌生人和与他们有先前及家庭关系的人的可能性相同。值得注意的是，没有黑人青少年SHOs因谋杀亲密伴侣而被捕。白人青少年SHOs使用 edged武器的可能性是黑人青少年的两倍。相反，黑人青少年比白人青少年更有可能使用个人武器。除了这些发现之外，即使在控制了犯罪者年龄之后，已知的受害者与犯罪者关系以及所使用的武器对于调查人员识别SHOs的种族可能也没有显著的作用。本文讨论了研究的局限性和未来方向。
