The Mind of a Rapist



   Rapists, why do they do what they do? Is it genetically built inside them when they are born?

   What do rapists want? Rapists want something that they can't get from people, so they force themselves on women violently, but what reason forces them to do this? Are they crazy or is there a genetical defect in their bodies that forces them to have this crave?

   The Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia did a survey of alleged rapists. 95 percent were white males and 65 percent came from middle class backgrounds. However, at least half had family histories that included infidelity and divorce, suggesting that chaotic or unstable early life are more likely to be associated with these offenders that lower class origins. Unlike other types of sex offenders, sexually sadistic serial murderers generally had no arrest record prior to their arrest for murder. This fact, combined with their highly specific criminal intent, makes their identification and apprehension especially difficult.