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Are Rapists Differentially Aroused by Coercive Sex in Phallometric Assessments?
Author(s) -
LALUMIÈRE MARTIN L.,
QUINSEY VER L.,
HARRIS GRANT T.,
RICE MARNIE E.,
TRAUTRIMAS CAROLINE
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07307.x
Subject(s) - psychology , discriminative model , pedophilia , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , social psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , medicine , medical emergency , artificial intelligence
A bstract : In this chapter we examine whether rapists are sexually aroused by coercive, nonconsensual sex. This question is theoretically important because it speaks to a potential sexual motivation underlying rape. It is also clinically important in that it may reveal an important assessment and treatment target. We first revisit and update quantitative reviews of studies that examined the phallometric responses of rapists and other men. We then present new data on the discriminative and diagnostic validity of a phallometric test for rapists. Finally, we discuss methodological and conceptual issues in phallometric assessment and the nature of rapists' sexual interests.