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The Con at Work: A Sociological Profile of the Con-Style Serial Rapist

Fesmire, Clara M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429538229

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2015, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
Few empirical studies have explored serial rape and little work has been done to develop a sociological profile of serial rapists and their victims. Creating sociological profiles of serial rape offenders and their victims allows us to identify individuals with opportunities to offend as well as those at an increased risk of victimization. The current paper uses a qualitative analysis of newspaper accounts in order to construct a sociological profile of the con-style serial rapist. These profiles were constructed for each of the four types of con that were identified in the data. A total of 403 newspaper articles were coded and 221 con-style serial rapists were included in the current analysis. The resulting sociological profiles can be used to inform policies which protect high-risk victim populations as well as decrease offenders’ opportunities to commit serial rape.
Thomas Vander Ven (Committee Chair)
Kelly Faust (Committee Member)
Christine Mattley (Committee Member)
57 p.
Criminology; Sociology
rape; serial rape; con; crime as an occupation; routine activities theory; environmental criminology

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  • Fesmire, C. M. (2015). The Con at Work: A Sociological Profile of the Con-Style Serial Rapist [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429538229

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fesmire, Clara. The Con at Work: A Sociological Profile of the Con-Style Serial Rapist. 2015. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429538229.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fesmire, Clara. "The Con at Work: A Sociological Profile of the Con-Style Serial Rapist." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429538229

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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