TY - JOUR
T1 - To Flee or Not: Postkilling responses among intimate partner homicide offenders in Hong Kong
AU - Chan, Aris C Y
AU - Beh, Philip S. L.
AU - Broadhurst, Roderic
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Among 112 homicides involving sexual intimates that occurred in Hong Kong between 1989 and 2002, 38% (n = 42) of offenders remained voluntarily at the homicide scene, 21% (n = 24) committed suicide, 20% (n = 22) escaped and denied involvement, 13% (n = 14) disposed or hid the body of their victim, and 9% (n = 10) escaped but later voluntarily surrendered. This study used police investigation reports, coroner's reports, witness statements, and other relevant documents to compare these five types of postkilling behavior. The type of response was explained by the offender's characteristics, the strength of attachment to the victim, and situational factors. The offender's prior criminal conduct or history of violence was not significant in predicting the type of postkilling response.
AB - Among 112 homicides involving sexual intimates that occurred in Hong Kong between 1989 and 2002, 38% (n = 42) of offenders remained voluntarily at the homicide scene, 21% (n = 24) committed suicide, 20% (n = 22) escaped and denied involvement, 13% (n = 14) disposed or hid the body of their victim, and 9% (n = 10) escaped but later voluntarily surrendered. This study used police investigation reports, coroner's reports, witness statements, and other relevant documents to compare these five types of postkilling behavior. The type of response was explained by the offender's characteristics, the strength of attachment to the victim, and situational factors. The offender's prior criminal conduct or history of violence was not significant in predicting the type of postkilling response.
U2 - 10.1177/1088767910382215
DO - 10.1177/1088767910382215
M3 - Article
VL - 14
SP - 400
EP - 418
JO - Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal
JF - Homicide Studies: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal
IS - 4
ER -