CRIM 316 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Paraphilia, Courtship Disorder, Flunitrazepam
21 Sep 2016
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Chapter 5: types and typologies of sexual offenders. Only small number of individuals are responsible for committing large % of all criminal acts. Sex offenders are more likely to be generalists than specialists, and most do not persist in committing many sexual offending over long period of time. Many current treatment programs & supervisions & management strategies are based on assumption that sex offenders are unique group of offenders who specialize in sex crimes mostly false. 64. 4% had previous convictions but that 86. 3% of those convictions were for nonsexual offenses. Mixed offenders had most sexual offenses (41%) of all groups but 62% had nonsexual convictions. Very few was driven by sexual disorders or paraphilias in fact, paraphiliac activity more likely to be significantly linked to nonsexual offending. Studies found some cognitive factors present in many aggressive offenders, including negative views of women, endorsement of rape myths, condoning violence, and displaying a hyperidentification with the masculine role.
