BIOLOGICAL FACTORS AS DRIVERS OF MEN TO RAPE: A STUDY OF MALE RAPISTS INCARCERATED AT KAMITI MAXIMUM PRISON IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Abstract
Background: Rape is a global problem with many women and children falling victims on a daily basis. Studies indicate that multiple factors drive men to commit this heinous crime. This is the case in Nairobi, Kenya with KEWOPA report stating that only 30.0% of the cases are reported. Thus, this study sought to assess how biological factors cause rape among convicted male rapists in Kamiti Maximum Prison in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was based on the dynamic theory of factors.
Methodology: The study applied a mixed methodology and thus adopted a concurrent triangulation research design. Qualitative data were analysed thematically along the objectives and presented thematically in narrative forms. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively using frequencies and percentages with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 23) and presented using tables.
Results of the Study: The study established that sex offenders were influenced by an array of biological factors to commit the crime. Sex offenders were found to be genetically predisposed to defile, abuse multiple drugs and other substances and to be stressed.
Recommendations: The study recommends that different stakeholders such as families, churches and government agencies should introduce proactive initiatives that eliminate situations that may drive men to commit sexual offences. These include creation of employment opportunities to reduce poverty levels and alcoholism.
Keywords: Biological factors, male rapists
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