Drug-facilitated sexual assault and chemical submission

Al�as, Antonio; Folgar, Manuel Isorna; Taboada, Coromoto Souto; Boubeta, Antonio Rial; Mccartan, Kieran

doi:10.25115/psye.v9i2.701

Drug-facilitated sexual assault and chemical submission

Al�as, Antonio; Folgar, Manuel Isorna; Taboada, Coromoto Souto; Boubeta, Antonio Rial; Mccartan, Kieran

Authors

Antonio Al�as

Manuel Isorna Folgar

Coromoto Souto Taboada

Antonio Rial Boubeta

Kieran McCartan Kieran.Mccartan@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Sociology and Criminology

Abstract

In recent years, the use of psychoactive substances for sexual assault has taken on a greater role. The practice of sexual crimes associated with drug use is called Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA), while 'Chemical Submission' (CS) is used to include all type of crimes related to this activity. This paper reviews the epidemiology of this type of offenses, the main characteristics of the chemical substances consumed and the profiles of victims and aggressors. There have been also addressed principal signs of clinical suspicion to detect possible victims and the keys to the toxicology screening in case the victim presents evidences of being subject to chemical submission.

Citation

Alías, A., Folgar, M. I., Taboada, C. S., Boubeta, A. R., & Mccartan, K. (2017). Drug-facilitated sexual assault and chemical submission. Pychology, Society, & Education, 9(2), 263-282. https://doi.org/10.25115/psye.v9i2.701

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 26, 2017
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Aug 14, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Oct 3, 2017
Journal	Psychology, Society and Education
Print ISSN	1989-709X
Electronic ISSN	1989-709X
Publisher	Asociación para el Avance de la Psicología y la Educación
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	9
Issue	2
Pages	263-282
DOI	https://doi.org/10.25115/psye.v9i2.701
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/881223
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/psye.v9i2.701