Characteristics of convicted male-on-female rapists in the South of Sweden between 2013 and 2018

A Pilot Study

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ID5237402
AuthorsEmelie Stiernströmer (Malmö University), Marie Väfors Fritz (0000-0002-0217-5264, Malmö University), Caroline Mellgren (0000-0001-5375-0065, Malmö University), A Khoshnood (0000-0002-3142-4119, Lund University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue2
Pages126-133
Publication date2020-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueForensic Sciences Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2471-1411 • E-ISSN: 2096-1790
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/20961790.2020.1757245
PMID32939429
OpenAlexW3031632780
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited31

21) based on court documents from the District Court, the Court of Appeal and information from the Swedish Tax Agency in Malmö, Sweden, between 2013 and 2018. The findings indicated that the most common offender characteristics were a single status, mean age of 33 years and foreign background. The rapes primarily occurred within a private setting while the victims (who were often younger and knew the offender) were unconscious. Although assumptions based on these results should be made with caution, our findings provide a clear image of the typical circumstances under which these rapes occurred. This study should be viewed as a first attempt to create a database of characteristics of convicted rapists. As more data are added, more sophisticated analyses can be performed and stronger generalizations may be made. Information of this kind may also be important for further research, classification of rapists in offender profiling, and case linking

Appeal · Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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