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Sexual Offenders Typology
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Power Reassurance
Offender with low self-esteem who seeks to validate himself; typically follows a fantasy and may apologize to the victim.
Power Assertive
Offender who desires to dominate and control the victim; often leads a macho lifestyle and uses sex as a conquest.
Anger Retaliatory
A type of offender motivated by revenge, wanting to punish and degrade victims. Aggression and violence are common.
Anger Excitation
Sadistic offender who gains pleasure from the victim's torment; carefully plans out the crime.
Opportunistic
Offender who takes advantage of an opportunity to commit the assault. Likely impulsive with a criminal background.
Voyeuristic
An offender with a preference for watching unsuspecting individuals, often leading to escalated criminal behavior.
Pedophilic
An individual who has a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children, typically beneath the age of 11.
Noncontact Offender
A sexual offender who commits sexual offenses without physical contact, such as exhibitionism or peeping.
Incest Offender
This offender type targets family members and may rationalize the abuse as a form of education or special relationship.
Cyber Offender
An offender who utilizes technology to commit sexual crimes, such as online solicitation or possession of child pornography.
Intimate Partner Sexual Offender
This offender perpetrates sexual offenses against an intimate partner, often involving control and power dynamic issues.
Ritualistic Offender
An offender whose crimes involve ritualistic patterns or ceremonies that have special significance to the offender.
Sexually Violent Predator
An offender who exhibits a high risk of committing further sexual offenses and often has previous convictions for violent crimes.
Female Sexual Offender
Although less common, this offender is a woman who commits sexual crimes, and offenses might include child molestation or abuse.
High Frequency Offender
An offender who commits sexual assaults at a notably high rate, potentially indicating a compulsion.
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