Omitting prostitutes, we have tabulated the number of females with whom the members of each group petted before marriage, including pelting that led to coitus. Very few, usually not over 5 per cent, re7 ported none. Those exceeding 5 per cent include all of the homosexual offenders, the peepers, the exhibitionists, and the incest offenders vs. adults.

Those with the most companions are the prison group, the heterosexual offenders vs. minors and adults, and the heterosexual aggressors vs. minors and adults. Note; that all are groups whose offenses involved females beyond the: age of puberty to whom they were not related. Nearly a fifth or more of each of these groups had had contact with over 100 females. Those; with the fewest partners include the incest offenders vs. minors and adults and the homosexual offenders vs. adults. In addition, there is a general trend for those who were later convicted of offenses against children under twelve to have had few female sexual companions before marriage. In other words, small numbers are associated with incest, homosexuality, and pedophilia. The control group occupies a central position.

Despite the fact that a fair number of the interviewees could report their number of petting and coital companions only in terms of a range or could make only gross estimates, we calculated medians. These agree well with the data we have just presented. The average (median) individuals of the prison group, offenders vs. adults, and the aggressors and offenders vs. minors (in that order) had the largest numbers of sexual companions, ranging from 45 to 35. Next are the remaining aggressors with from 26 to 29 companions. The control-group individual was centrally located with 19 companions, while the peepers, incest offenders vs. minors and adults, and homosexual offenders vs. adults brought up the rear with under 15.

In connection with the number of premarital sexual companions, it is worthwhile looking at the number and proportion of female friends (not necessarily sexual companions) of the members of the various groups at ages sixteen and seventeen. One finds again that the five who had the most are the prison group and those convicted of sexual contact with females aged twelve and over who were not relatives. In all these groups nearly (or slightly more than) half of the men reported numerous female friends; about one third of the control group, in central position, was equally fortunate. However, if one takes into account those who said they had no female friends, the picture alters: the control group drops to a low rank while the aggressors vs. minors fall to an intermediate status, since between one fifth and one quarter of their members had no female friends at ages sixteen to seventeen. Thus in the final analysis those who got along best with females at this age are those whose later sexual interest and/or sex offense focused on women unrelated to them—the prison group, the heterosexual offenders and aggressors vs. adults, and the control group.

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