Identifying Critical Dimensions for Discriminating Among Rapists

Considerable evidence has amassed in studies of both nonoffender and offender samples that demonstrates both that sexual aggression is determined by a multiplicity of variables and that convicted sexual offenders are markedly heterogeneous ( Knight, Rosenberg, & Schneider, 1985 ; Malamuth, 1986...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1991-10, Vol.59 (5), p.643-661
Main Authors: Prentky, Robert A, Knight, Raymond A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression
Aggression - psychology
Aggressive Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Crime
Dominance-Subordination
Fantasy
Human
Humans
Identification
Male
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosexual Behavior
Rape
Rape - legislation & jurisprudence
Rape - psychology
Sexual behavior
Sexual behavior disorders. Psychogenic sexual dysfunctions
Sexuality
Social Adjustment
Social research
Violence
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Summary:Considerable evidence has amassed in studies of both nonoffender and offender samples that demonstrates both that sexual aggression is determined by a multiplicity of variables and that convicted sexual offenders are markedly heterogeneous ( Knight, Rosenberg, & Schneider, 1985 ; Malamuth, 1986 ). Attempts both to identify sexually coercive men in normal samples and to assess etiology, concurrent adaptation, treatment efficacy, and recidivism for convicted sexually aggressive offenders have also suggested that the critical determining components of sexual aggression interact in complex ways. The purpose of this article is to survey both the offender and nonoffender sexual aggression research for evidence about which dimensions should be included in multivariate models that attempt to discriminate rapists from nonrapists, to identify subgroups among rapists, or to enhance the efficiency of dispositional decisions about these offenders.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.59.5.643