SIGNIFICANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF REPLIES TO MOTIVATIONAL QUESTIONS - THE CASE OF SEX OFFENDERS (FROM SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY IN BRITAIN, V2 - THE NEW CRIMINOLOGIES, 1976, BY PAUL WILES - SEE NCJ - 41955)

• NCJ Number: 41956
• Author(s): L TAYLOR
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: Martin Robertson and Co Ltd
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE QUESTION OF MOTIVATION, AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN THE CASE OF SEX OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE PAPER LOOKS AT FOUR PROBLEMS RELATING TO SEXUAL DEVIANCY. THESE INCLUDE THE RANGE OF JUSTIFICATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SUCH DEVIANTS, THE ROLE OF OTHERS IN DETERMINING WHICH OF THESE ARE PRINCIPALLY ACCEPTABLE, THE VARIABLES THAT RESTRICT THE ACCEPTANCE OR DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE VOCABULARIES OF MOTIVE, AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALTERNATIVE VOCABULARIES OF MOTIVE FOR SELF-CONCEPTION AND FUTURE BEHAVIOR. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...BDS