Presentation of the Sexual Homicides
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Abstract
Homicides always deserve special attention from the investigative authorities and law enforcement agencies. This is especially true for those cases which, for some reason, are committed with strange, sometimes bizarre elements. Sexual homicide, as a criminological term, fortunately has a low prevalence in Hungary, but due to its specific nature, it is definitely necessary to write about it. The aim of this study is to present the basic nature, epidemiological and criminological aspects of sexual homicides with a review of the relevant literature.
Sexual homicides are crimes with low prevalence worldwide, despite this we encounter a large number of international empirical studies that use qualitative methodology to examine the phenomenon in the most detailed and complex way. Homicides associated with sexual violence raise many, mainly conceptual questions to which no answers have been found so far. However, there is no question that due to the high level of danger to society and the special circumstances of the commission of the sexual homicides, it is essential to learn about the act and the most important aspects of the sexual homicides from which law enforcement practice can also benefit greatly. The identified results can be used in offender profiling and in the application of special investigative support procedures.
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