Hybristophilia sits at the intersection of sexual arousal, emotional attachment, and criminal psychology.  Neurobiologically, it implicates core reward circuits (ventral striatum, dopamine systems) together with fear and stress pathways (amygdala, adrenaline, oxytocin) in a unique way.  Although direct empirical studies on hybristophiles are lacking, existing neuroscience suggests their brains might react to criminal stimuli as if to a preferred sexual image .  Behaviorally, hybristophiles often exhibit traits (impulsivity, thrill-seeking, dependency) that align with both paraphilias and trauma-related disorders.  The co-occurrence of borderline or antisocial personality features, as seen in case reports, may both drive and result from these relationships.