TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The sexually sadistic properties of necrophilia, in the context of serial killing, a case study
JO  - Journal of police and criminal psychology
A1  - Pettigrew, Mark
SP  - 472
EP  - 479
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - In the relatively limited amount of scholarly literature examining necrophilia, there has been historical disagreement over the presence of sexual sadism in the sexual violation of the dead. A case study is presented here of necrophilia, in the context of serial homicide, which seeks to explore and clarify those arguments and ascertain whether there are inherently sadistic elements in this sexual paraphilia. In so doing, it determines the appropriate legal classification of necrophilia as either a sexual or property offence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0882-0783
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-019-09326-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -