TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Sexual murderers' implicit theories
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Beech, Anthony Robert
A1  - Fisher, David
A1  - Ward, Tony
SP  - 1366
EP  - 1389
VL  - 20
IS  - 11
N2  - Interviews with 28 sexual murderers were subjected to grounded theory analysis. Five implicit theories (ITs) were identified: dangerous world, male sex drive is uncontrollable, entitlement, women as sexual objects, and women as unknowable. These ITs were found to be identical to those identified in the literature as being present in rapists. The presence of dangerous world and male sex drive is uncontrollable were present, or absent, such that three groups could be identified: (a) dangerous world plus male sex drive is uncontrollable; (b) dangerous world, in the absence of male sex drive is uncontrollable; (c) male sex drive is uncontrollable in the absence of dangerous world. These three groups were found to differ in motivation: (a) were motivated by urges to rape and murder; (b) were motivated by grievance, resentment and/or anger toward women; (c) were motivated to sexually offend but were prepared to kill to avoid detection, or secure compliance.
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260505278712
ID  - ref1
ER  -