Citation

Gawliński A. J. Forensic Leg. Med. 2021; 77: e102099.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102099

PMID

33338799

Abstract

Perpetrators behave in a variety of ways after the crime. This study analyses murderer's actions after the crime, in particular their handling of the victim's corpse in order to evade criminal responsibility. The study material included 500 criminal cases (Art. 148 of the Penal Code). The study group included 604 perpetrators and 521 victims. Handling victims' bodies took place in 123 cases; the bodies were disposed of in a simple way in 68 cases, in complex ways - in 51 (the body was not found in 2 cases), failed attempts at disposing of the body - in 3, faked suicide - only in 1.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cadaver; Corpse; Crime Victims; Criminals; Deception; Disposing of the corpse; Evading criminal responsibility; Female; Forensic Psychiatry; Forensic Psychology; Handling corpses; Homicide; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Murder; Poland; Sex Distribution; Young Adult