Journal article
Are pedophiles with aggressive tendencies more sexually violent?
Abstract
Pedophiles use varying degrees of persuasion, coercion, and physical force in their sexual assaults. Pedophiles may also display aggressiveness and characteristics of hostility in nonsexual areas of their behavior. This study (N = 263) investigates the relationship between pedophiles with aggressive tendencies and the degree of sexual violence in their pedophilic acts. The degree of sexual violence was rated subjectively after a comprehensive …
Authors
Greenberg DM; Bradford JM; Curry S
Journal
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 225–235
Publication Date
1996
ISSN
1093-6793