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Research Article
Target selection patterns in rape
Article first published online: 25 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jip.117
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Issue
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Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
Volume 7, Issue 2, pages 137–152, June 2010
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How to Cite
Beauregard, E., Rebocho, M. F. and Rossmo, D. K. (2010), Target selection patterns in rape. J. Investig. Psych. Offender Profil., 7: 137–152. doi: 10.1002/jip.117
Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 MAY 2010
- Article first published online: 25 MAR 2010
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Keywords:
- target selection;
- rapists;
- geography of crime;
- geographical profiling
Abstract
Both theoretical and empirical studies of decision making in target selection have shown that this process is highly dependent on the physical environment. However, research specifically investigating decision making in sex offenders' target selection is scarce. The aims of the current study were to (1) identify target selection patterns in a mixed sample of 78 Canadian and Portuguese adult rapists, (2) investigate how geographical decision making influences target selection patterns, and (3) test the influence of the type of environment on target selection patterns. The results indicate that Canadian and Portuguese rapists exhibit different target selection patterns but that their geographical decision making is congruent and consistent with the environment within which they operate. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.