An Exploration of Rapists' Motivations as Illustrated by Their Crime Scene Actions: Is the Gender of the Victim an Influential Factor?

Jamel, Joanna

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“…Research by Lees (1997) of 85 victim and 81 police reports of male rape found that the threat of violence was often sufficient to gain compliance from the victims. Jamel (2001), in her comparison of 24 female and 12 male rape victims, found a difference in relation to both the level and timing of violence. Overall, male victims experienced less violence than female victims and female victims tended to experience violence during an attack while male victims experienced violence at the outset of an attack.…”

Section: Male Rape Researchmentioning

confidence: 96%

Male Stranger Rape

Lundrigan

Mueller‐Johnson

2013

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Existing empirical typologies of stranger rape derive almost exclusively from samples involving female victims and male offenders. This study explored the behavioral structure of 209 cases of stranger rape involving male victims and male offenders with the aim of developing an interpersonal model of offender-victim interaction. Multivariate analysis revealed three themes of offender-victim interaction: hostility, involvement intimacy, and involvement exploitation. of offenders, 80% could be classified to a dominant theme, with almost half of the offenses (49%) classified as involvement intimate. The findings are discussed in relation to existing multivariate models of female victim rape, male rape research, and implications for behavioral investigative advice.

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Section: Male Rape Researchmentioning

confidence: 96%

Male Stranger Rape

Lundrigan

Mueller‐Johnson

2013

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Misogyny is characterized as leading to a sense of male entitlement, where men feel entitled to women’s bodies and feminine-coded goods such as emotional labor and domestic housework; when women do not meet these expectations or violate the rules of patriarchy, men may retaliate through aggression and sexual violence as a way of reclaiming their dominance (Manne, 2017). Researchers have found similar patterns by analyzing interviews of sexual assault victims to determine the motivations of the perpetrator; the interviews suggested that the primary motivation for perpetrators against women was power (Jamel, 2014). From the patterns observed in the interviews, the reseacher speculated that sexual assault committed against women may be driven by a need to control women, feeling entitled to sex, and feelings of inadequacy in one’s own masculinity.…”

Section: Sexism Misogyny and Sexual Assaultmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…of sexual assault victims to determine the motivations of the perpetrator; the interviews suggested that the primary motivation for perpetrators against women was power (Jamel, 2014). From the patterns observed in the interviews, the reseacher speculated that sexual assault committed against women may be driven by a need to control women, feeling entitled to sex, and feelings of inadequacy in one's own masculinity.…”

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“…Given the inherent sexism and misogyny associated with sexual assault, as well as the unique intersection of racialized sexism experienced by Asian American women, it is important to distinguish how these systems of oppression intertwine for Asian American female survivors of sexual assault. Despite widely believed rape myths that blame sexual assault on the victim, motivations for committing sexual assault against women may be better explained by toxic masculinity and the sense of entitlement men have towards women’s bodies (Jamel, 2014; Malamuth et al, 1991; Manne, 2017; Scaptura & Boyle, 2020). Given the inherently sexist motivations behind sexual assault, it is worth examining the vulnerabilities of Asian American women, who experience a unique form of racialized sexism in which they are fetishized, hypersexualized, objectified, and deemed submissive and passive (e.g., Cheng & Kim, 2018; Cheng et al, 2017; Mukkamala & Suyemoto, 2018; Sue et al, 2009).…”

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Not your submissive china doll: Counseling Asian American female survivors of sexual assault at the intersection of racialized sexism.

Espinosa¹

2023

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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Given Asian American women's unique experiences of racialized sexism including being fetishized, hypersexualized, and deemed submissive, they may be more vulnerable to sexual assault. The present study explored culturally attuned treatment approaches when counseling Asian American female survivors of sexual assault with a concordant understanding of racialized sexism. Following a review of the existing literature, three mental health professionals were interviewed regarding their experiences working with this population. Four themes emerged from the interviews: cultural barriers and considerations, violence and racialized sexism, therapist role and reflexivity, and affirming treatment approaches. Findings suggest that cultural stigma and rape myth acceptance may cause Asian American survivors to harbor more shame and minimize their trauma. Mental health professionals who share similar cultural backgrounds with their clients may experience certain barriers such as difficulty building trust and countertransference. Suggested treatment interventions include psychoeducation to help clients and their families unlearn rape myths as well as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and strength-based approaches to help reduce shame and feelings of worthlessness. The use of family and collectivist values may also serve as a motivating factor to engage in treatment. What is the public significance of this article?This study advances knowledge regarding Asian American female survivors' experiences of sexual violence through a sociocultural lens. The findings also guide culturally informed treatment approaches by contextualizing survivors' experiences of racialized sexism.

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“…Stermac et al ., ) while others find the opposite (e.g. Jamel, ) and yet others find no difference (e.g. Woodhams, Gillett, & Grant, ).…”

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Victim Gender, Number of Perpetrators, and Interpersonal Interaction in Stranger Rape: An Analysis of Direct and Moderator Effects

Lundrigan

2013

Journal Invest Psychology

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This study examined the direct and moderator effects of number of perpetrators and gender of victim on interpersonal behaviour in stranger rape. Crime scene behaviours representative of hostility, involvement, control, and offender penetration in rape were examined for 496 UK, police‐recorded cases of stranger rape. Cases were grouped according to victim gender (male or female) and number of perpetrators (lone or multiple). This resulted in four groups (lone female, lone male, multiple female, and multiple male) with 124 cases in each. Binary logistic regression and one‐way analysis of variance were used to investigate the relationships between the two predictor variables and 11 criterion variables.Significant direct effects of number of perpetrators were found whereby multiple perpetrator offences were more likely to involve violence and less likely to involve involvement interactions than lone perpetrator offences. Significant direct effects of victim gender were also found whereby male victims were more likely than female victims to experience hostile interactions and be threatened with a weapon and were less likely to experience offender penetration and involvement interactions. Significant crossover interactions were also found for four hostility variables. The utility of the findings are discussed in relation to crime prevention, victim support, and offender intervention. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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An Exploration of Rapists' Motivations as Illustrated by Their Crime Scene Actions: Is the Gender of the Victim an Influential Factor?

Cited by 3 publications

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Male Stranger Rape

Male Stranger Rape

Not your submissive china doll: Counseling Asian American female survivors of sexual assault at the intersection of racialized sexism.

Victim Gender, Number of Perpetrators, and Interpersonal Interaction in Stranger Rape: An Analysis of Direct and Moderator Effects

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