[Mechanisms at play in the perpetrators of incestuous acts]. / Les mécanismes en jeu chez les auteurs d'actes incestueux.

ABSTRACT

While the perpetrators of incestuous assaults are found in families from all social, cultural and professional categories, the vast majority of them have common characteristics. Linda Tromeleue, a psychologist and family therapist, works in the prison integration and probation service, particularly with incestuous paedocriminals who have been tried and sentenced. She describes their personality traits and the process established to carry out their transgressive acts, often for years.