TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Homicides with mutilation of the victim's body
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Häkkänen-Nyholm, Helina
A1  - Weizmann-Henelius, Ghitta
A1  - Salenius, Stephan
A1  - Lindberg, Nina
A1  - Repo-Tiihonen, Eila
SP  - 933
EP  - 937
VL  - 54
IS  - 4
N2  - Information on homicide offenders guilty of mutilation is sparse. The current study estimates the rate of mutilation of the victim's body in Finnish homicides and compares sociodemographic characteristics, crime history, life course development, psychopathy, and psychopathology of these and other homicide offenders. Crime reports and forensic examination reports of all offenders subjected to forensic examination and convicted for a homicide in 1995-2004 (n = 676) were retrospectively analyzed for offense and offender variables and scored with the Psychopathy Check List Revised. Thirteen homicides (2.2%) involved mutilation. Educational and mental health problems in childhood, inpatient mental health contacts, self-destructiveness, and schizophrenia were significantly more frequent in offenders guilty of mutilation. Mutilation bore no significant association with psychopathy or substance abuse. The higher than usual prevalence of developmental difficulties and mental disorder of this subsample of offenders needs to be recognized.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01094.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -