CRIM 316 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Social Constructionism, Etiology, Female Promiscuity

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 316
• Professor: Eric Beauregard

Document Summary

Cycle of offending includes planning that goes into offense + cognitive process offender uses to be able to continue offending (*individuals rarely commit sexual offenses spontaneously) Rationalization/justification continue offending with little/no remorse, guilt, or shame cycle repeat. Includes planning the offense (potential victim & action against victim), grooming (if child), fantasizing about victim, making decisions to commit offense, and rationalizing offending behavior. Offense cycle involves interaction of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Determinants may be: situational (situation where offending is possible); negative affective states (depression, anger, loneliness); based on past learning (abused as child in similar way); offender"s action reinforced (pleasure from act) 6. (claim) victim initiated contact and instigated sexual behavior claim to be carrying on behavior once victim initiates plausible explanation is that offenders have distorted perception of abuse and believe victim culpable. Opportunistic offenders, particularly rapists, tend not to recognize level of planning that goes into offense but later realize there was planning involved.