TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Offending, adjudication, and outcome patterns of solo male, solo female, and partnered mass murderers
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Gurian, Elizabeth A.
SP  - 1906
EP  - 1924
VL  - 62
IS  - 7
N2  - Research on mass murder is limited due to differences in definitions (particularly with respect to victim count), as well as categorizations based on motive. These limitations restrict our understanding of the offending, adjudication, and outcome patterns of these offenders and can obscure potential underlying similarities to comparable types of offenders (e.g., lone actors or terrorists). To address some of these limitations, this research study, which includes an international sample of 434 cases (455 total offenders), uses descriptive and empirical analyses of solo male, solo female, and partnered mass murderers (teams of two or more) to explore offending, adjudication, and outcome patterns among these different types offenders. While the results from this research study support much previous mass murder research, the findings also emphasize the importance of large international sample sizes, objective categorizations, and the use of empirically based analyses to further advance our understanding of these offenders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X17716375
ID  - ref1
ER  -