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Harold Lindner
fhesis ehbsitted to the faculty of the firodtaate School
of the Unirerri ty of Maryland la jwsrttaX
falftllfto&t of the rogatrtBeatft for the .
decree of Doctor of FMloeophy
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The writer wishes to express M s gratitude to the many interested
persons who have sided his is his research,
Foremost was Professor Charles M. Oofer, chairman of the thesis
c©«»itte# and academic advisor, who provided personal guidaue® and
supervision. It would he unfair to Br, flbfer*® stature m a scientist
to state that this work is, in any way, a reflection of his ability; bat
any merit this report nay contain is due to his energy and counsel.
To Professor Willi® C, Schaefer I wish to extend ®y appreciation for
{guidance and interest. Professor Peter lejins gave liberally of M s time
and effort. Without the assistance of these mentors this work could
not have matured.
To Mr, Harold S. Donnell, Superintendent of Prisons; Mr. Jteuhem
Opuemheimer, Ohainaan of the Board of Correction; Dr. 1. Mioy bright,
Warden of the Maryland Bouse of C@r recti-on; and Mr. Beazy B. Beymond,
Superintendent of the Maryland State Heformatory for Males, I wish to
express isy Indebtedness for the sponsorship of this research and for the
cooperation which they, and their staff®, provided.
Professor f. 0. Jfc3&r#ifS, suggested the use of m test of perceptual
function. Professor Say Saeka&a suggested the technique for obtaining
a matched control group. Mr, *T. B. Mam® did the reliability studies.
Mrs. Mildred Heller and Mr, Bayne nd Friedman provided the illustration®
for the tests of oereeptual function®. Mrs. Boro thy Bear ion typed the
Manuscript.
finally, to ^Turky*, "Moneybags*. wB6osieyff, -say sincere gratitude
....without each of you we might never have seen through the bar®.
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Differences between sub-groups of sexual offenders .... 69
Serial Drawing ?est......................... ...... 70
Isoosrolet© Pictures Test, ....... ?2
SujsBt&ry of differences between sub-groups,, .......... 72
Summary, .......... ? . ............. ?&
cmpfm xt siagex ?tctww fisf 75
Direr ml! -differences between sexual offender group sad control
group, ................. .......... 76
Differences between sub-groups of ssxnsuL offenders, *...... 81
Summary *............. 83
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Over-all differences between, sexual offender group and control
group ........................... *. • 85
Interview questionnaire * categories, significance, direction of
sexual offender resoe&s&s, ..... 87
Concents regarding eaality. ..... 87
Parental family and dews 1 opmental factors. ..... 8f
Environmental stimulations (outside parental family)............ 91
Marital M stojy ...... 92
Sublimation capacities. ............. 93
derail expert enees* *................ 9^
Sexual preferences, ..... 98
Sexual ideations. ..... 101
Sexual stimulations, ....... 103
Concept of fexinini fcy or mascv.13n.it3r* ..... 103
S'oaasnry of the over—all differences ......... 112
Differences between sub—groups of sexual offenders. ..... 118
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Interview ouesiionaairej categories, direction of
»e:m&l offender suh-^ppotrp*# respc&ec* ..... Ilf
%mmnTy of onl^gToup differences......... ........... 122
tossaxy* ....... 122
O H O T i t ?t smmmr amb 12b
theoretical implications. ....... * 129
s m a e m mw.icm.wrn 132
A P W » K A 135
legal classification, distributions of v:rial)les in seacttcl
offender gronr*......... 136
.frequency of variable* in lummX offender &rowp and in
control grow*. ......... 1^6
Frequency of matching deviation*. .................. 159
A ^ m m u 1 165
Serial Braving test. .................. 166
Incomplete Pictures test. ...... 1?6
Interview. ....... 186
AFPKSBIX B : 193
XHLstriVations sad significance test values in interview
question* • 19&
APVmniX B 209
OXossary. ............ 218
Sexual Offender theories......... 213
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LIS* Of TASLS3
1 Sexual offender group. ..... 29
2 Sjaam&vf of control eharact oris tie# of sexual offender
group If legal ©lasstf ication©. ...... 3$
3 Summary ©f control character is t ies of non-sexually-
deviant control group............. 33
4 Distribution® and significance test ©&lues for
scores on Initial sexual identification in Serial
drawing lest........ 49
5 Distributions and significance test value© for
score© on correct identification in Serial Drawing
test........................... 51
6 Distributions and significance test values for
score© on identification changed from sexual to
bon-sexual in Serial ©rawing feet........ 54
7 Distribution* and significance test Value# for
score# on identification changed back again from
son-sexual to sexual in Serial Brawtiig feet......... 55
8 Distributions and significance test values for
the scoring dimensions, sexual to non-sexual, on
Incomplete Pictures fast. ...... 57
9 Distributions and significance test values for the
©coring dimension, homosexual to heterosexual, on
Incomplete Pictures fest...... 59
1© Distribution® and significance test values for the
scoring dimension, aggressive to passive, on
Incomplete Pictures fest ....... 6©
11 Distribution# and significance test values for the
©coring dimension, anti-social to social, on
Incomplete Pictures fest, .... 62
12 Distribution# and significance test value® for the
scoring dimension, depressed to euphoria, on
Incomplete ^ieiitr#atfe#i........ &■
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13 Distributions and iignlfic&ace test values for
the scoring dimension, authoritarian to
democratic, on Incomplete Pictures Test*........... 66
lb Distributions end confidence lords for sexual
responses to Incoiadfete Pictures fest..... . 67
15 Distributions and significance test values for
for scoring dimensions for the homosexual and
heterosexual sub-groups on Serial Drawing Test
vhen ? *01 to .05 fsr the difference between
the sexual offender and control groups............ 71
16 Distributions and significance test values of
scoring dimensions for the homosexual and
heterosexual sub—groups on Incomplete Pictures
Test when P..01 to .05 between the sexual offender
and the control groups.......................... 73
17 Distributions and significance test values for
scoring the thirteen peycfeosexustl dimensions in
the Sleeky Pictures Test. ............. 78
18 Significance test values for psycho sexual
dimensions on Blacky Pictures Test which, yielded
a P .001. ...... 80
19 Distributions and significance test values for
scoring the thirteen psycho-sexual dimensions la
the Blacky Pictures Test for homosexual and
heterosexual sub-groups^ ...... 82
20 Distributions of Interview questions, by
significance test values, for each clinical
category in Interview scoring analysis......... 105
21 Frequency of responses to Interview question 29...* 107
22 .Frequency of responses, to Interview question 58.... 108
23 Preameacy of responses to Interview question 59.... 109
2b Frequency of iresooaaes to Interview question 130... 110
25 Frequency of responses to Interview question 188... Ill
26 ^rpothetie&l distributions of two groups on a
test, illustrating meanings of homogeneity 126
LXSf OF TABLES
Legal classification distribution of age
Variable in sexual offender group................... 136
Legal classification distribution of age
■variable in sexual offender group .... 137
Legal classification distribution of race
variable in sexual offender group. ....... 138
Legal classification distribution of X.Q* variable
in sexual offender group. ........... .......... 139
Legal classification of education variable in
seaaaal offender group. ........ 1^1
Legal classification distribution of earltel status
in sexual offender group........ .................... %bz
Legal classification distribution of aeeio—eeoaoate
status in sexual offender group. ...... 1*3
Legal classification distribution of length of
sentence variable in sexual offender group..........
Legal classification distribution of length of
'present a entenee already served variable in sexual
offender group. ........... 1^5
Legal classification distribution of length of
present sentence already served variable in sexual
offender grouo, ................................... 1^6
Legal classification distribution of lumber of pr*~
vious eoznailtments in sexual offender group........... X%7
Frequency of age variable in sexual offender group
and in non-sexually-deviamt control group. ........ i^a
Frequency of race variable in sexual offender
group and in non—sexoally-deviaat control group...... 1^9
Frecmemey of I. C|. variable in sexual offender gronu
and in noa-se^xually-deviamt control group* ...... 150
Frequency of 1*0,. variable in sexual offender group
and in aon-sexually-deviant control group........... 151
Frequency of education variable in sexual offender
group and in non-sexual ly-devi ant control group..... 152
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Iff Frequency of marital status vsriatle la
sexual offender group and in non-semally-
deviant control group*.......................... 153
IT Frequency of $ o c io~@ conoml e status variable In
sexual offender group and in non-$ex&al ly-&evi-ant
control group.................----- 15^
H » Summary of socio-*eeoaoade control factor® of
fathers and inmates status for all groups........ 155
XFI Treoueaey of length of sentarea variable in
sexual offender group and in non-s exuslly—
deviant control group............. 156
XVII Frequency of length of sentence already served
variable in sexual offender group and in non—
sexual ly-&evlant group. .......... 157
XTIXX Frequency of .w»bar 0£ previous commitments verit
able in sexual offender group and In non-sexually-
deviant, control group ...... 158
XIX Frequency of age deviations. ............. 159
XX Frequency of 1.0,. deviations.. ..... 160
XXI Frequency of education deviations................ l6l
XXII frequency of sentence length deviations. ....... 162
XXIII deviation of number of previous coast! tiieat#. lf>3
XXtf Sfomber of months deviation in length of sentence
already served, ........ 164
XltT ‘Distributions and significance test values on
Interview questions for scoring dimensions of
^Tes", * Sometimes *9 *mn......... 19^
XXTX Distributions and si,gnificance test values on
Interview questions which required two- scoring
dimension® ..... 198
jCXTOI Distributions and significance test value® #n
Interview questions which repaired three scoring
dimensions................ 199
