TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - The developmental antecedents and adult adaptations of rapist subtypes
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Knight, Raymond A.
A1  - Prentky, Robert A.
SP  - 403
EP  - 426
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - A sample of 108 rapists determined to be sexually dangerous and committed to a facility designed for the treatment of sexual offenders were classified according to a taxonomic system into one of four types--compensatory, exploitative, displaced anger, or sadistic. These types were compared on selected, theoretically relevant measures of developmental antecedents and adult adaptation drawn from a careful review of each patient's clinical file. Although some differences among types emerged that corroborated expectations, other results directly disconfirmed speculations in the clinical literature. These results indicate that the variables comprising this taxonomic system tap important distinctions for this population, and when combined with the results of other studies, they provide an empirical base for revising and restructuring the system.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854887014004001
ID  - ref1
ER  -