Serial offenders: conceptual analysis and profile of criminals operating in Belo Horizonte

This paper seeks two main objectives. First, it carries out a conceptual approach to the genre of serial criminals. Secondly, it presents empirical results on the performance of serial criminals in Belo Horizonte / MG between 2011 to 2013. The methodology starts with a theoretical review on the issu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Faria, Antonio Hot Pereira de, Diniz, Alexandre Magno Alves
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública (FBSP)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revista.forumseguranca.org.br:article/1051
Acceso en línea:https://revista.forumseguranca.org.br/rbsp/article/view/1051
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Criminoso em série
Crime em série
Criminoso Habitual
Carreira Criminal
Criminoso Profissional
Serial Crime
Serial Criminal
Habitual Criminal
Career Criminal
Professional Criminal
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Sumario:This paper seeks two main objectives. First, it carries out a conceptual approach to the genre of serial criminals. Secondly, it presents empirical results on the performance of serial criminals in Belo Horizonte / MG between 2011 to 2013. The methodology starts with a theoretical review on the issue of serial criminals and other related concepts. The second step consisted of collecting and analyzing data on police occurrences. Results indicate that the serial criminals have a profile characterized by the predominance of brown young men (18 to 25 years old), originating in the capital city of Minas Gerais, with low educational level, holding lower occupational status. The events perpetrated show that there is no specificity in the activities of offenders, fact that removes the professionalism hypothesis, suggesting that their behavior conform with the notions of chronic / habitual offenders found in the literature.