Citation

Palermo GB. Curr. Opin. Psychiatry 2007; 20(5): 497-500.

Affiliation

University of Nevada Medical School, Reno, Nevada 89044, USA. palermogb@juno.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/YCO.0b013e328278521e

PMID

17762595

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review reports recent articles in the criminological literature that may be of help in understanding the psychodynamics of sexual predators in the hope of better defining them and preventing recidivistic behavior. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent literature presents the motivations behind sexual offending, attempting to explain in a psychodynamic way the complex problem of the aberrant sexual drives of the sexual predator. Recent civil commitment laws and their implications are touched upon. SUMMARY: The literature presented will enable the criminology practitioner to reach a more holistic understanding of the sexual predator and better detection of them.

Language: en