Homicidal sex offenders represent an understudied population in the forensic literature.
Forty-eight homicidal sex offenders assessed between 1982 and 1992 were studied in …

The aims of this study were to compare the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and
“psychopathy” in homicidal and nonhomicidal sexual offenders and to investigate the …

Seventeen extrafamilial homicidal child molesters (HCM) were compared to 35 convicted
extrafamilial child molesters (CM) who had not murdered, or attempted to murder, their …

Background: To increase understanding of the relationships among sexual violence,
paraphilias, and mental illness, the authors assessed the legal and psychiatric features of …

Since 1990, 17 states have passed legislation allowing for the civil commitment of a small
number of sex offenders who are deemed at a particularly high risk for reoffense. Despite the …

The psychopathology and particularly the personality disorders of sex offenders were
compared to general inmates of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Using the MCMI-III …

Thirty-three sex killers were compared to 80 sexual aggressives, 23 sadists, and 611
general sex offenders on sexual history and preferences, substance abuse crime, violence …

Sexual offenders are known to be heterogeneous in their behavior and their psychologic
functioning; however, studies of their heterogeneity have focused on standard measures of …

This study aims to examine the psychopathological profile of non-homicidal sexual offenders
(NHSOs) and homicidal sexual offenders (HSOs). Using an incarcerated sample of 96 …

Although sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) evince personality disorders, few prior studies
have examined all personality disorders or utilized control groups of offenders. Drawing on …