HETEROSEXUAL AGGRESSORS VS. MINORS: OTHER FACTORS
These youthful, aggressive, and impulsive men tend to react strongly to psychological stimuli because of these very traits. Factors such as satiation and unimaginativeness which usually raise the threshold of response seem to be overridden in their case. The aggressors vs. minors are the third most responsive to the sight or thought of females, and nearly two fifths (the fourth largest proportion) reported strong sexual arousal. On the other hand, aside from the homosexual offenders, they were more stimulated than any other group by the sight or thought of their own sex. In keeping with their offense, they had the largest proportion (21 per cent) of men who were sexually aroused by sadomasochistic pictures and stories, and by far the largest proportion (13 per cent) who were strongly aroused. In comparison, only 8 per cent of the control and prison groups responded to sadomasochistic material and only 3 to 4 per cent responded strongly. The aggressors vs. minors also rank first in the number (74 per cent) who were sexually aroused by pornography, and first again in the number (44 per cent) who were strongly aroused. In this connection it is interesting to note that third rank is occupied by another youthful amoral group, the prison group.
While there is nothing striking about their use of alcohol or their gambling habits, their drug use is quite unusual. These men had the third largest number (about 4 per cent) of opiate addicts, by far the largest number of habitual marijuana smokers (15 per cent), and were again by far the largest users of other drugs—chiefly the amphetamines and barbiturates. All in all, they rank second (37 per cent) in the use of any type of drug.
All this suggests a search for novelty and stimulus, a quest for “kicks,” that is quite typical of young impulsive delinquents. The relatively high percentages of opiate addicts and habitual marijuana users are by-products of too often repeated experimentation.
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