Are Incest Offenders Different?

Last Updated on March 14th, 2024 at 10:20 am
Originally Published on November 14th, 2021 at 03:12 am
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Overview
Summary
Implications for Mitigation
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Overview

What factors play into sexual offenders who victimize family members versus extrafamilial offenders?

Summary

Individuals who commit incest cases have long puzzled researchers as they do not fit the traditional models of sexual offending.  Traditionally, experts say that there are two pathways to sexually offend.  One is the antisocial pathway where sexual offending is a byproduct of antisocial personality disorder, a robust criminal history and a lack of empathy for potential victims.  The second pathway is the sexually deviant pathway which posits that individuals commit sex crimes because they have sexually deviant interests such as pedophilia.  

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