Abstract
Abstract This is a comprehensive, seven-year research project (1986-1993) on male and female, adolescent and adult sex offenders, victims, and their families. There were 656 subjects, 423 (64%) males and 233 (36%) females, aged 4 to 71. Subjects were either self referred or referred by a law-enforcement official or by Child Protective Services. Subjects were individually interviewed foraminimumof90 minutes by aclinical psychologist with a specialty in paraphilia. Comparative data are reported in this article on age, marital status, educational level, psychological histories, violence, life Stressors, sexual behavior and sexual health. The larger study focused on psychological, medical, urological, gynecological, drug, law enforcement, homicidal and suicidal histories, and sexual difficulties. Offenders (OOs), victims (VOs), people in both categories (OVs), and persons in neither (NCs) made up four groups for analysis. The groups differed significantly on 13 life Stressors. The subgroups differed on severa...
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