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Multiple-Perpetrator and Solo-Offender Sexual Assaults Between Strangers: Differences and Predictive Variables.
Andrea Gimenez-Salinas Framis1, Meritxell Perez Ramirez1, Jose Luis Gonzalez Alvarez2
1Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain.
Sexual Abuse : a Journal of Research and Treatment
|September 6, 2022
Summary
Multiple-perpetrator stranger rapes are a distinct subtype of sexual assault. Factors like substance use and violence predict these offenses, necessitating urgent prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Forensic Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Multiple-perpetrator rape remains under-researched compared to solo-offender sexual assaults.
- Recent studies increasingly explore distinctions between group and individual sexual offenses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate differences between multiple-perpetrator and solo-offender sexual assaults by strangers.
- To analyze perpetrator, assault, and victim characteristics in a Spanish context.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 400 sexual aggressions reported to Spanish police in 2010.
- Examination of data from national police files on sexual assaults.
Main Results:
- Significant differences confirm multiple-perpetrator stranger rapes as a unique subtype, consistent with international findings.
- Predictive variables for multiple-perpetrator rape include older age, substance use, non-Spanish nationality, and use of violence for control.
- Spanish societal factors may facilitate these offenses.
Conclusions:
- Multiple-perpetrator stranger rape is a distinct subtype requiring targeted intervention.
- Prevention strategies must address identified risk factors and societal influences.
- Further research is crucial for effective crime prevention and victim support.
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