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Violence and serial rape

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This paper is the third part of a series on the self-reported accounts of 61 incarcerated respondents who admit to serial rape. Respondents were interviewed using a methodology employing other convicted felons as interviewers. While the results show several descriptions of murder and necrophilia, overall, however, violence was selective and used sparingly by carrer rapists contrary to popular perspectives about rape. One implication of this finding is that “fear entrepreneurs” sensationalize the crime of serial rape. Research is called for examining the effects of sensationalized stranger rape and victim resistance.

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Stevens, D.J. Violence and serial rape. J Police Crim Psych 12, 39–47 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02813810

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