Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Men who rape

I came across this article which details the research done by a P.H.D. graduate candidate about men who commit rape. He set up a hotline in 1976 and posted an ad in the newspaper encouraging rapists to call in anonymously in the hopes that he could find some similarities between the many men who called in. Ultimately the group seemed to be more diverse than similar, though they seemed to have all started at a relatively young age. Even in repeat studies and surveys done it seems that a rapist will likely deny having raped though he will admit to having non consensual sexual interactions (a synonym for rape). It is seen in repeat studies that rapists do not think that what they are doing is problematic or wrong. These studies further show that there is not one type of rapist.



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