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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