NCJ Number
43003
Journal
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Volume: 47 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1977) Pages: 400-406
Date Published
1977
Length
7 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE MAINTAINS THAT RAPE IS A PSENDOSEXUAL ACT OF DEVIATION. CLINICAL WORK WITH OFFENDERS AND VICTIMS IS CITED TO SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF RAPE AS A SEXUAL DEVIATION, AS WELL AS A SEXUAL OFFENSE. IT IS SUGGESTED
Abstract
THAT RAPE IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE SEXUAL EXPRESSION AND GRATIFICATION OF NEEDS THAT ARE NOT BASICALLY SEXUAL, AND THAT IT REPRESENTS A DEVELOPMETAL CRISIS FOR THE OFFENDER, WHICH IN TURN TRIGGERS A SITUATIONAL CRISIS FOR THE VICTIM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....BDS