INCEST OFFENDERS VS. CHILDREN: SUMMARY
The early life of the typical incest offender vs. children was stigmatized by a poor adjustment between him and his parents, an even worse adjustment between his father and mother, and—not surprisingly—a rather large number of divorces and separations. To this was added financial trouble, so that taken as a whole his home must have been rather a wretched place.
One could make a good argument that in his boyhood the incest offender vs. children turned from his unhappy home situation and relied on sex for his emotional needs. There was much prepubertal sex play, chiefly with girls. After puberty his reliance on sex became stronger and more easily recognized.
The typical offender, as an adult, appears to be a rather ineffectual, nonaggressive, dependent sort of man who drinks heavily, works sporadically, and is preoccupied with sexual matters. This last trait is seen in his great emphasis on mouth-genital contact, variations of coital position, and lengthy foreplay—all statistically abnormal in his socioeconomic stratum. To this list can be added a high incidence of extramarital coitus, a high incidence of masturbation while married, and strong sexual response to thinking of or seeing females.
A man who is thus preoccupied with sex, who is often at home with the children during periods of unemployment (also the wife is frequently away working), and who drinks heavily, is a man ripe for an incest offense.
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