title: Serial and single-victim rapists: differences in crime-scene violence, interpersonal involvement, and criminal sophistication.
abstract: Three categories of crime-scene behaviors (violence, interpersonal involvement, and criminal sophistication) among a group of 22 serial and 22 single-victim rapists were studied. Findings indicate that serial rapists were more likely to display a higher level of criminally sophisticated behaviors to avoid detection, whereas single-victim rapists were more likely to behave violently and engage in some form of interpersonal involvement with their victims. Implications of these findings for investigation and for understanding offenders' behavior are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, 445 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA. jipark@jjay.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Jisun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Louis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pinizzotto
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019548:Crime Victims; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005006:Ethnicity; D035082:Federal Government; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012008:Recurrence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data