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A descriptive study of rapists and child molesters: Developmental, clinical, and criminal characteristics
Author(s) -
Bard Leonard A.,
Carter Daniel L.,
Cerce David D.,
Knight Raymond A.,
Rosenberg Ruth,
Schneider Beth
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370050211
Subject(s) - descriptive statistics , subtyping , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , poison control , descriptive research , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , occupational safety and health , juvenile delinquency , sample (material) , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , computer science , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , pathology , chromatography , programming language
Descriptive statistics were collected on a group of 184 men determined to be sexually dangerous and incarcerated in a correctional/mental health facility designed for the treatment of sexual offenders. Data were obtained by reviewing each patient's clinical file and abstracting information on over 600 discrete variables. Selected variables from that database were rationally grouped into five categories: (1) family, (2) child/juvenile, (3) adult/incompetence, (4) criminal, (5) clinical. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the prevalence of various characteristics among the entire sample, as well as between groups of rapists and child molesters. Results are discussed in terms of rapist‐child molester differences, and the more global issues of offender subtyping.