Rasgos característicos de la personalidad de individuos sospechosos en delitos sexuales

Abstract

Sexual crimes is a widely used, although imprecise, term to group a series of crimes that affect sexual freedom, sexual integrity, dignity and the development of people's sexuality. These crimes are mostly committed by men, to the detriment of women, girls and boys, and are part of the battery of tools to fight against sexual violence. In Ecuador, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses tells us that 32.7% of Ecuadorian women have experienced some type of sexual abuse at some point in their lives. Therefore, the objective of this research work is to describe the characteristic personality traits of individuals suspected of sexual crimes by searching for articles in academic and scientific databases, such as PubMed, Journals, Google Scholar and Elsevier, using terms such as "sexual abuse", "sexual crimes", "rape", "psychotic features". Articles published in indexed journals during the period between 2018 and 2023 were selected that specifically address the characteristic personality traits of sexual offenders. Finally, it was shown that those sexual offenders mostly suffered from some type of psychotic or personality disorder and that at the time of committing the crime, they were influenced by substances such as alcohol or drugs, this makes the aggressor become disinhibited and commit abuse against the victim.