So, the offender with few internal barriers to sexual aggression, placed into an environment that provides few external barriers to sexual aggression, can contribute to a situation that enhances the risk of sexual assault.”Įlizabeth Hillman of the University of California Hastings College of Law stated that, in spite of continued efforts to reduce military sexual violence, it “occurs with astonishing frequency” because it is inextricably linked to military law itself. The environment or context contributes to an external environment that promotes or is not inhibitory towards rape. However, due to the environment, the character pathology of the offender and the issues that impact the victim, a particular type of person can engage in rape behavior for sexual gratification, domination, humiliation, or oppression (or all of the above) because he has a callous, entitled, remorseless character who has no reason (internally) not to rape. This offender may not be sexually aroused to same sex partners or not be sexually aroused specifically by anger or power needs. Valliere continued, “An example of this would be a highly criminal, antisocial person who rapes in prison. Instead, because the offender has certain traits and lacks internal barriers to offending, the risk of the offender becoming a rapist or sexual offender increases in a particular environment or with particular opportunities provided by circumstance, culture, or subculture.” Dr.
An offender who has a personality replete with criminality, egocentricity, callousness towards others, thrill-seeking, a lack of remorse or empathy, arrogance, or entitlement can act sexually assaultive or victimizing in the right environment and not be primarily motivated by sexual deviance. Psychologist Veronique Valliere testified about the “concept of sexual offending” and explained that certain environments provide offenders with “character pathology” opportunities to commit sexual assault: “The character pathway explains offense behavior that occurs in a particular context or opportunity.
#Underlying sexual deviancy series#
On June 25, the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held the third in a series of hearings on sexual assault in the military: “ Context and Causes.
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