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University Daily Kansan, September 19, 1980
Rapists' minds little understood by criminologists
By ROB McNEELY Staff Reporter
Three rapes have been reported in Lawrence in the last 18 days, the most recent one involving a KU student in her Jawahara Towers apartment.
Rape is one of the most prevalent violent crimes in the United States, yet it is one of the least understood. Even if understood is the mind of the rapist.
The first important element in understanding a rapist is to realize that rape is not a crime of passion or lust, according to Mary Stabb, co-director of the L.A. School for Rapists and Bape. Support Service, and Bape. Victim Psychiatric journals.
Instead, rape is a crime of sexual deviance in which sex is used as the
weapon, much as a gun is used by a robber.
RAPE EXPERTS AGREE that all raps fall into three categories: power rape, anger rape and sadistic or anger-excitation rape.
Power rape is the most common. It is premeditated, with a sexual relationship as the end and rape as the means.
Stabb said a power rapist felt out of Stabb and immediately desperately wanted to take control of the situation.
The power rapist has difficulty establishing personal relationships, according to psychological reports supplied by Stabb. He views rape not as a punishment, but as a means of establishing a personal relationship with a woman.
A power rapist often fantasizes about have a sexual relationship with a
Precautions against rape —
- Always walk in pairs or in groups at night, never alone.
- These precautions include;
- Avoid poorly lit streets and sidewalks
- **Keep a whistle or siren within easy grasp to attract attention in case of attack.**
- Speak tersely or not at all to strangers
- Carry keys in a fist to that they poke
woman, and he fantasizes that the woman will be so overcome by his sexual prowess that she will enjoy the experience and ask him for more.
out from between the fingers and can be used as a weapon.
*Walk quickly and confidently, and always act as if you are headed for a seat.*
POWER RAPISTS have been known to ask their victims for a date or ask them whether the experience was enjoyable. They also have been known
- Keep doors of houses and apartments locked, even if you are at home.
- Learn self-defense techniques and always be alert to the possibility of an attack.
to ask victims questions about the
ability to perform as a sexual
partner
The power rapist is looking for acceptance from his victim and expects to
When confronted by a power rapist, a potential victim stands a better chance
of talking him out of the rape than she does with other rapists.
Stabb said assertiveness and a display of self-confidence was helpful in
The next most frequent kind of rape is anger rage.
Stabb said anger rage nearly always was committed on impulse.
The rapist is angry about something in his life. He might have been fired from his job or have had a bitter dispute with his wife or a friend.
The angry rapist views rape as a means of venting his anger rather than a sexually gratifying act. He often brutally beats his victim.
Unlike the power rapist, the anger rapist derives little or no sexual pleasure from the rape. He often feels remorse after the rape, and tries to rationalize it by saying he was drunk or under the influence of other drugs.
STABB SAID THE best device to use
when confronted by an ange rapist was to remain calm and to nationally try to be a leader.
A violent response to an anger rapist can be to be more violent and severely injure the victim.
Stabb stressed, however, that each rape was different and must be handled so. She said that there was no pat formula for deterring a rapist and that the best advice for women is to follow their own instincts.
The third category of rapists is he
acclatic or anger-succinct rapist.
It may be called a violent
rapist.
Stabb said little was known about what triggered the sadistic rapist. It is known that he derives a certain pleasure from hurting and punishing his victim, rather than from the sexual act itself.
The known precautionary measures are the best prevention from a sadistic rapist.
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