Evaluation of Pedophilia Patients of the National Forensic Hospital by Types of Offense according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Typologies of Child Molesters

Abstract

This study aimed to classify individuals who had perpetrated child sexual abuseaccording to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) typologies of child molestersand to assess the correlations between sociodemographic and criminal variables. Weexamined a total of 26 patients diagnosed with pedophilia (DSM-Ⅳ-TR criteria) whohad been hospitalized in the National Forensic Hospital for Cure Custody. Data wereobtained through self-administered questionnaires and reviews of patient records.Patients were classified into preferential offenders or situational offenders based onFBI typologies. Current and first offense ages of preferential offenders were youngerthan those of situational offenders. Preferential offenders were more likely to havebeen exposed to sexual abuse during childhood, and were more likely to watch childpornography than situational offenders (p < 0.05). Additionally, recidivists had lowerIQs (intelligence quotient), lower levels of education, and longer illness durations thanfirst-time offenders (p < 0.05). A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that IQand duration of illness might be risk factors of recidivism, although results were notstatistically significant (p < 0.1). We found that classification of individuals who hadsexually abused children into preferential or situational types, based on FBI typologies,provided on pedophile characteristics and probability of recidivism. We highlyrecommended that low IQ patients receive intensive treatment and education in orderto reduce the possibility of future offenses. .