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Reactive and proactive aggression in sexual homicide offenders

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  • James, Jonathan
  • Higgs, Tamsin
  • Langevin, Stephanie

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The reactive-proactive aggression dichotomy is a valid, reliable, and useful concept widely used in psychology and criminology but paradoxically largely ignored in the field of sexual offending research. The objective of this study was to test whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as well as psychopathology relevant to physical and sexual violence (psychopathy and sexual sadism) predict the type of aggression (reactive/proactive) exhibited in the commission of a sexual homicide.

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  • James, Jonathan & Higgs, Tamsin & Langevin, Stephanie, 2020. "Reactive and proactive aggression in sexual homicide offenders," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:71:y:2020:i:c:s0047235220302221
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101728
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