Exploring Patterns of Perpetration and Victimization: Establishing Baseline Typologies for Profiling the Murders of Pregnant Women

The following research study purports that there are relative perpetration and victimization patterns prevalent amongst the investigation of pregnant women that have been murdered. The researchers completed a national research study comparing approximately 100 cases of homicide in which the victim was a pregnant female. The research design encompassed a qualitative method, revealing pertinent data regarding perpetration patterns for the purpose of appraising emergent themes of offender and victimization classifications. The results of the study yielded a data set that was innovative, establishing distinctive patterns and profiling typologies in regards to the investigation of criminality, perpetration, and victimization in homicide cases of pregnant females.