Abstract
This paper develops a theoretical explanation for the sexual sadistic serial murderer's heterosexual lifestyle. The theoretical formulation developed draws upon Glasser's (1984) control theory and Marshal's (1989) general theory of sexual offending. It synthesizes Glasser's propositions around idealized life style and mental pictures and Marshal's propositions on intimacy. The theoretical formulation developed focuses on the mental and behavioral contradictions implicit in the life of this type of offender. The paper concludes by comparing these lifestyles to those of homosexuals in similar heterosexual lifestyles.
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Holman, John E.
(1998)
""Mental Pictures And Emotional Intimacy: A Theoretical Explanation for the Sexual Sadistic Serial Murder's Heterosexual Lifestyle","
Clinical Sociology Review: Vol. 16:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/csr/vol16/iss1/5
