Motivation
Motivation involves a “fulfillment of the offender’s needs” – identify them for the panel.
Deviant arousal:
- sexualizing typically non-sexual events, emotions or contexts ;
- interest in rape, not sexual relations
Character trait motivation:
- narcissism
- lack of empathy, remorse, guilt (anti-social personality)
- beliefs of offender devalue rights of others (e.g.: devaluation of value of women in general, or in military)
Entitlement:
- above the rules of society
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