Abstract
This study evaluates the covariation between crime scene behaviors in sexual assaults and the major components of psychopathy. Factor analyses were calculated on crime scene data of both the index sexual crimes and the maximum value across all sexual crimes, leading to consideration for commitment as sexually dangerous. Consistent, cohesive clusters of crime scene behaviors emerged for both analyses -- Aggression, Victim Response/Offender Control, Pseudo-Intimacy, and Victim Sexualization. This study explored the covariation between these factor-analytically derived themes and cross-temporally stable offender psychopathic traits. The data indicated that the four facets of the PCL-R covaried with three of the four factor-analytic themes identified from the crime scene data: Aggression, Victim Response/Offender Control, and Pseudo-Intimacy. Victim Sexualization was not found to correlate with the facets of the PCL-R. The importance of crime scene data and the PCL-R as resources for categorizing offenders is discussed.