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[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

i agree with that research, and i agree with where you’re coming from but i’m not sure you can apply the same research to violence. there’s an argument that it gives people an outlet, but afaik also people that commit these crimes often escalate. making it easier for them to try out their fantasy could easily mean they escalate faster

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/criminal-career/escalation-in-the-seriousness-of-crime/BDBA0E71013CF101AC238215C1D353BD

this suggests that skill level plays a part in escalation. i’d argue that refining the “fantasy” is absolutely part of that (the same is true of the psychology of all fetishes: you start with something you’re not sure you’re into, and as you refine what it is about it you like you can dive deeper)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854813485575

this paper suggests that both thrill seeking and self control have different impacts on people’s desire to commit crime