Sexual offenders part 2 Flashcards
What are the six variables used to classify a rapist?
- Aggression
- Impulsivity
- Social competence
- Sexual fantasy
- Sadism
- Naive belief
What are the two types of aggression discussed?
- Instrumental physical
2. Expressive physical
What variable is a strong predictor of recividism
Impulsivity
What variable is a normal precursor to raping behaviour?
Sexual fantasy
Sadistic rapists are are more likely to attack what type of person
Family
Define Naive belief
- Justifying attitude for the offence
2. Belief that “all women want to be raped”
Based on the six variable score, what are the four types of rapists?
- Opportunistic rapist
- Pervasively angry rapist
- Sexaully motivated rapist
- Vindictive rapist
Define an opportunistic rapist
- Does because the opportunity presents itself
- Impulsivity is the most defining character
- Pattern of antisocial behaviour
Define the pervasively angry rapist
a. Angry at everything, so they act violently on people in wrong place at wrong time
b. Very little arousal, more just a vent for anger
c. Likely to have a masculine, stable job
What are the two types of opportunistic rapist?
Those with high social competence and those who do not
What are the two types of sexually motivated rapists?
Sadistic and Non-sadistic
What are the two types of sadistic rapists?
Overt: aroused by inflicting pain
Mute: Aroused by inflicting fear
Define the Vindictive rapist
- Uses rape to humiliate and degrade women as much as possible
- Very negative perception of women, usually married
- Victims are usually strangers
- Sexual pleasure is gotten through control & degradation of victim
What is the average age of child molesters?
36-40
What are the two basic dimensions of child molesters?
The degree of fixation on children
and
The amount of contact with children
