Serial crime

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Serial crime is generally defined as crimes in a serial or repetitive nature. However, according to criminologists, a habitual offender or a career criminal is not a serial criminal. Serial murder, serial rape and serial arson are the crimes regarded as serial crimes.

See also

• Offender profiling
• Recidivism
• Serial homicide

External links

• The Criminal Behavior of the Serial Rapist (1990)
• Serial and Single-Victim Rapists: Differences in Crime Scene Behaviors (2007 abstract)
• On the Trails of Serial Rapists