Comparison of Affective and Predatory Offenders

Abstract

This chapter provides a summary of the differences found in the sample between the two violence types, including the degree of IPV, criminal history, substance/drug offenses, assault, fraud, and trespassing. The relationship between the offender and the animal victim was more frequently found with the affective offenders. The type of animal cruelty acts differed between the affective and predatory types. Finally, the motivations for the animal cruelty act was different between the affective and predatory types, with predatory offenders more likely motivated due to the offender’s needs/wants, animal being unwanted, and to experience nonspecific sadism. Affective offenders were more motivated by a third party and due to the action by the animal.