1986/09/01 by Ann Wolbert Burgess, Carol R. Hartman, Robert K. Ressler +2 · 4 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · Medicine · #Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending #Crime Patterns and Interventions #Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis #Homicide #Psychology #Sadistic personality disorder #Cognition #Poison control #Developmental psychology #Human factors and ergonomics #Social psychology #Personality #Medicine #Medical emergency #Personality disorders #Psychiatry
paper · doi:10.1177/088626086001003001
openalex publication_date 1986/09/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
The findings from this exploratory study are reported in terms of the descriptive background characteristics of 36 sexual murderers, their behaviors and experiences in connection with their developmental stages, and the central role of sadistic fantasy and critical cognitive structures that support the act of sexual murder. A five-phase motivational model is presented: (1) ineffective social environment, (2) formative events, (3) critical personal traits and cognitive mapping process, (4) action toward others and self, and (5) feedback filter.