Pathways to sexual aggression /
Proulx, Jean,editor of compilation.
"Most people who read an article in the newspaper about the brutal rape of a woman by a stranger, or the long-standing sexual abuse of a young boy by his step-father have a strong visceral reaction which is a mix of anger, fear, and incomprehension. Apart from these aversive reactions, several questions also come to people's minds: Was this offender crazy or sexually obsessed? What is the purpose of such outrageous acts? To answer these questions, the authors of this book review theoretical and empirical models of the processes that lead men to sexually assault children or women, whilst also presenting new results and models on this topic. In particular, this book focuses on empirical analyses of the pathways of six types of sexual aggressors, three of which (marital rapists, hebephilic sexual aggressors, and polymorphic sexual aggressors) have never been investigated before. Drawing on a large dataset on the offending processes of sexual aggressors, this book analyzes the influence of personality factors and lifestyle factors on offending pathways and brings together key researchers in the field of sexual aggression. This book will be of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists, and social workers involved in the study, assessment and treatment of sexual aggressors. In addition, this information will be crucial for practitioners involved in the follow-up of these offenders in the community, and will interest researchers and graduate students in the field of sexual aggression"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Pithers' Relapse Prevention Model / Jean Proulx -- 2. Ward and Hudson's pathways and self-regulation model / Jean Proulx -- 3. Routine activities and rational choice in the offending process of sexual aggressors / Eric Beauregard and Benoit Leclerc -- 4. Pathways in the offending process of extrafamilial sexual aggressors against women / Jean Proulx and Eric Beauregard -- 5. Pathways in the offending process of marital rapists / Jean Proulx and Eric Beauregard -- 6. Offending pathways: the role of lifestyle and precrime factors in extra familial child molesters / Eric Beauregard, Jean Proulx and Benoit Leclerc -- 7. Offending pathways of intrafamilial child sexual offenders / Benoit Leclerc ... [et al.] -- 8. An exploratory analysis of the offending process of extrafamilial sexual aggressors against adolescents / Sebastien Brouillette-Alarie and Jean Proulx -- 9. Crime switching in polymorphic sex offenders: stability and change in offending pathways across sex offenses / Patrick Lussier ... [et al.] -- 10. A criminal career approach to sex offender subtypes: is there a relationship between pathways in the offending process and the criminal career of extrafamilial sexual offenders? / Jesse Cale and Patrick Lussier -- 11. Offending pathways and recidivism in extrafamilial sex offenders: are offending pathways informative about the risk of violent and sexual recidivism? / Patrick Lussier and Jesse Cale -- 12. Rapists and sexual murderers: combined pathways to offending / Shannon Vettor, Anthony R. Beech, and Jessica Woodhams -- 13. Offense pathways of extrafamilial child molesters: a UK study / Adam J. Carter ... [et al.] -- 14. The self-regulation model of the sexual offense process: risk, need, and treatment change / Drew A. Kingston and Pamela M. Yates.
"Most people who read an article in the newspaper about the brutal rape of a woman by a stranger, or the long-standing sexual abuse of a young boy by his step-father have a strong visceral reaction which is a mix of anger, fear, and incomprehension. Apart from these aversive reactions, several questions also come to people's minds: Was this offender crazy or sexually obsessed? What is the purpose of such outrageous acts? To answer these questions, the authors of this book review theoretical and empirical models of the processes that lead men to sexually assault children or women, whilst also presenting new results and models on this topic. In particular, this book focuses on empirical analyses of the pathways of six types of sexual aggressors, three of which (marital rapists, hebephilic sexual aggressors, and polymorphic sexual aggressors) have never been investigated before. Drawing on a large dataset on the offending processes of sexual aggressors, this book analyzes the influence of personality factors and lifestyle factors on offending pathways and brings together key researchers in the field of sexual aggression. This book will be of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists, and social workers involved in the study, assessment and treatment of sexual aggressors. In addition, this information will be crucial for practitioners involved in the follow-up of these offenders in the community, and will interest researchers and graduate students in the field of sexual aggression"--
Sex offenders.
Sex crimes.
Rape.
Child sexual abuse.
Sex offenders
Criminal behavior, Prediction of.