| 英文摘要 |
This study attempted to explore several important dimensions of Taiwanese sex-offenders during their sexual offense process, in order to understand the connections between their motives and offense pathways. The dimensions included: their past and current life context; offense motivations; their cognitive distortions which used to overcome their internal inhibitions, their offense behaviors, and their reactions after crime. A series of qualitative interviews with 12 sex-offenders was used to gather above data. These 12 offenders include: 4 rapists. 4 incest fathers, and 4 hebophiles The results showed: offenders' life context did connect with their offense motives; and the intensity of motives had impacts on shaping the style of cognitive distortions, choosing certain type of victim and how they interpret their crimes after offense. When compared with Ward & Hudson (1998) model, majority of offenders chose approach strategy as their pathway style; and two-thirds of offenders centralized in three different pathways. Suggestions are made for intervention strategies. |