Prey and pay. .All of the characteristics the researchers ascribe as·cribe tr.v. as·cribed, as·crib·ing, as·cribes 1. To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin: "Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism" to sexual abusers ("Men of Prey," SN: 7/27/02, p. 59)--hostile masculinity, penchant for impersonal assembly-line sex, sexual preoccupation, emotional callousness cal·lous adj. 1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow. 2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others. , attention-deficit hyperactivity hyperactivity, excessive physical activity of emotional or physiological origin, usually seen in young children; one of the components of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. disorder--prevent them from forming enduring emotionally intimate attachments. Perhaps abusers turn to domination sex in the vain attempt to relieve their frustration through an imposed physical intimacy “Caress” redirects here. For other uses, see Caress (disambiguation). Physical intimacy is informal proximity and/or touching. It can be enjoyed by itself and/or be an expression they control. MARILYN M. KRAMER, WAUSAU, WIS. The article was written with no indication as to how dangerous a decision was made by the Supreme Court. The court shows no sign of recognizing that a convict may be refusing to admit to a crime because he or she did not in fact commit the crime. It is well documented that persons have been repeatedly denied parole for continuing to maintain their innocence, only to be vindicated. GEORGE G. EMERT, BETHESDA, MD. For researcher Bette L. Bottoms to declare that more children are abused "in the name of God" than "in the name of Satan" is blasphemy blasphemy, in religion, words or actions that display irreverence toward or contempt for God or that which is held sacred. Blasphemy is regarded as an offense against the community to varying degrees, depending on the extent of the identification of a religion with in the highest degree. I can hardly believe you printed that. The rogue actions of any priest, minister, other church official, or anyone else for that matter who is doing something in his own flesh has absolutely nothing to do with "in the name of God" PHILLIP SEIS, LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. The statement is made, "A small number of mental-health workers, however, tag future offenders more accurately than others do, so some people wield a special expertise in this area that has yet to be plumbed by researchers" Really? So do people who win the lottery wield a special expertise in picking lucky numbers yet to be plumbed by researchers? Or could it be that if a large enough group of equally (even totally) inept people guessed at random, some would guess correctly more often than others, and some would even be correct more than 50 percent of the time? SCOTT MENARD, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO University of Colorado may refer to:
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