Crime Classification Manual

Rape and Sexual Assault 325
314: ANGER RAPE
Sexual assault in the category of anger rape is characterized by high expressive
aggression; unprovoked physical and verbal aggression or physical
force in excess of that necessary to gain victim compliance must be present.
Rage is evident in this offender. He may have manifested behaviors listed for
sadistic sexual assault, but these must appear to be punishing actions done
in anger, not to increase sexual arousal. The primary motive for the offense
is anger, not sexual gratification. When the offender knows the victim, the
assault on that victim appears to be the result of the offender’s easy access
to that victim. These offenses are predominantly impulse driven (for example,
opportunity alone, possibly coupled with impaired judgment due to
drugs or alcohol). The degree of force used in this type of assault is excessive
and gratuitous. The violence is an integrated component of the behavior
even when the victim is compliant. Resistance from the victim is likely to
increase the aggression, and serious injury or death may occur. The rage is
not sexualized, suggesting that the assault is not fantasy driven. The violence
is a lifestyle characteristic that is directed toward males and females alike.
The rape is but one feature in a history of unsocialized aggressive behavior
noted across various social settings.
314.01: ANGER RAPE, GENDER
The category of gender anger rape is reserved for offenders who hate women
and express their rage through rape.
Defining Characteristics
Victimology. The victim must be a woman, and high expressive aggression
must be present. In addition, there must be clear evidence from the offender’s
behaviors or verbalizations that the primary intent of the rape is to
hurt, demean, humiliate, or punish the victim (for example, by calling the
victim names or forcing the victim to engage in acts that are seen by the
offender as demeaning or humiliating, such as fellatio).
CASE STUDY: 314.01: ANGER RAPE, GENDER
Background and Victimology
A twenty-six-year-old woman was awakened at 2:00 A.M. when the offender,
Randy, put his fist through the glass door of her apartment building. He