Self-Reported Sex Crimes of Nonincarcerated Paraphiliacs

Gene G. Abel; Judith V. Becker; Mary Mittelman; Jerry Cunningham-Rathner; Joanne L. Rouleau; William D. Murphy

doi:10.1177/088626087002001001

Self-Reported Sex Crimes of Nonincarcerated Paraphiliacs

Gene G. Abel, Judith V. Becker, Mary Mittelman, Jerry Cunningham-Rathner, Joanne L. Rouleau, William D. Murphy

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This article will present data gathered by the authors through structured clinical interviews of 561 paraphiliacs regarding demographic characteristics, frequency and variety of deviant sexual acts, and number and characteristics of victims. Results show that nonincarcerated sex offenders (1) are well educated and socioeconomically diverse; (2) report an average number of crimes and victims that is substantially higher than that represented in the current literature; and (3) sexually molest young boys with an incidence that is five times greater than the molestation of young girls. The relevance of these findings is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-25
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of interpersonal violence
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/088626087002001001
State	Published - Mar 1987
Externally published	Yes

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