Archetype Of Rape Perpetrator

The archetype of a sexual assault and rape perpetrator are considered to be common for each person. Some of the characteristics are deviant sexual arousal, interests or preferences, cognitive distortions or pro-offending attitudes, social, interpersonal and intimacy deficits, victim empathy deficits, poor coping or self-management skills, under-detected deviant sexual behaviors, and history of maltreatment (CSOM, n.d.). Another archetype of a sexual assault and rape perpetrator is mostly likely not to be a stranger but someone who the victim knows. In addition, a study was conducted where the men is aware that they are not going to be punished, will be willing to perform a sexual assault or rape crime. Alcohol is has also been linked to the …show more content…
As for the cognitive distortions or pro-offending attitudes, the perpetrator may convince him or herself that the act that they are doing is not causing any type of harm onto others. Their act is believed to be justified and correct. Under the social, interpersonal and intimacy deficits is when a person does not have an effective communication skills, and problems with intimate relationships. The perpetrator that lacks victim empathy is how the person has the ability to engage into this type of sexual behavior and how this turns into the poor coping or self-management skills, where they have a hard time managing their emotions, have high impulses and do not contemplate on the consequences of this crime. Another characteristic is the under-detected deviant sexual behaviors is when the perpetrator has already committed this type of behavior in the past but due to lack of reporting, was not accounted for. Finally, it is believed that the perpetrator has have a history of maltreatment probably during their childhood. They have probably been subjected to physical, sexual or emotional abuse during their childhood or