Juvenile Sexual Offenders

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 854-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Carpentier ◽  
Benoit Leclerc ◽  
Jean Proulx
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Crimes ◽  
Hierarchical Logistic Regression

The aim of the study was to identify the factors associated with age of onset of sexual aggression, and variety and desistance of criminal activity, among adolescent sexual aggressors. The sample consisted of 351 adolescents ( M age = 15.8 years, SD = 1.8) who were assessed in an outpatient psychiatric clinic between 1992 and 2002. Recidivism data were collected after a mean follow-up period of 8 years. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses demonstrated that some variables related to childhood and adolescent development discriminated among participants who went on to follow different criminal activity trajectories. Indices of early antisocial behaviors (aggressive behavior, antisocial traits) were associated with early activation of a pattern of sexual offending as well as a polymorphic criminal career in adolescence. Findings supported previous research indicating that most adolescent sexual offenders who persist in a criminal career commit a variety of offenses and do not specialize in sexual crimes.

A Chip Off the Old Block: The Impact of Fathers on Sexual Offending Behavior

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483801989846
Author(s):  
Miranda H. Sitney ◽  
Keith L. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Risk Markers ◽  
Prevention Programming ◽  
Systematic Account ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Offending Behavior ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Impact

While parenting factors are commonly included as early risk markers for sexual aggression, data specific to paternal impacts on sexual offending are scattered. This review provides a thorough and systematic account of what is known regarding the fathers of sexual offenders. Thirty-four studies were categorized according to four distinct research questions, each addressing theoretical mechanisms by which fathers may influence the violent sexual behavior of their sons. The results suggest that the strongest impacts occur when sons are witness to their fathers engaging in acts of sexual abuse or domestic violence, in accordance with social learning theory. Father–son attachment or relationship quality also appears to have a measurable impact on the son’s engagement in sexual violence. However, paternal demographics and characteristics were generally ineffective at predicting sons’ sexual offenses. Finally, the differences between fathers of adult and juvenile sexual offenders are explored. Implications of those findings for research and applied interventions are included as they may be informative for prevention programming.

scholarly journals Toward a Developmental Taxonomy of Adult Sexual Aggressors of Women: Antisocial Trajectories in Youth, Mating Effort, and Sexual Criminal Activity in Adulthood

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Cale ◽  
Patrick Lussier
Keyword(s):  
Late Onset ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Mating Effort ◽  
Sexual Crimes ◽  
Sexual Drive ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Developmental Taxonomy ◽  
Sexual Aggressors

Recent studies suggest that sexual aggressors of women are characterized by early- and late-onset antisocial trajectories. However, these studies have not examined the role of mating effort and its role on sexual offending in adulthood. This study examined differences in the level of mating effort of early- and late-onset offenders and the association between mating effort and sexual offending in adulthood. Factor analysis identified two latent constructs of sexuality: mating effort and high sexual drive. Early-onset offenders exhibited significantly higher levels of mating effort and sexual drive. Furthermore, high mating effort and high sexual drive were more strongly associated with an earlier onset and a higher frequency of sexual crimes in adulthood than group membership. This study provided empirical evidence that a developmental taxonomy of early and late onset distinguishes the sexual activity and sexual criminal activity of adult sexual aggressors. The findings are discussed in light of a developmental taxonomy of sexual aggressors of women.

Research Note: An Evaluation of Juvenile Sexual Offender Treatment

1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P. Lab ◽  
Glenn Shields ◽  
Connie Schondel
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Sexual Offender ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Sexual Offender Treatment ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offender ◽  
Better Than

Although interest in the treatment of juvenile sexual offenders has increased significantly in recent years, there are still few programs specifically geared toward these youths and few of the existing programs have been evaluated. This article presents an evaluation of one court-based program. The results show that youths handled in the program fare no better than youths processed through normal, nonoffense specific programming. These results suggest that the growth of interventions has proceeded without adequate knowledge of how to identify at-risk youths, the causes of the behavior, and the most appropriate treatment for juvenile sexual offending.

Offending Histories and Typologies of Suspected Sexual Offenders Identified Via Untested Sexual Assault Kits

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Lovell ◽  
Wenxuan Huang ◽  
Laura Overman ◽  
Daniel Flannery ◽  
Joanna Klingenstein
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Criminal Offending ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
Prior Arrest

In this study, we present findings that detail the criminal offending histories and typologies of suspected sexual offenders identified from an initiative to follow up on the testing of thousands of previously untested sexual assault kits (SAKs). This study advances our understanding of sexual offenders by incorporating data from criminal justice system records (“detected” criminal offending) with data from newly tested SAKs that were not previously adjudicated (“undetected” sexual offending). Our findings demonstrate that these offenders have extensive criminal histories, very frequently continued to offend after the SAK-associated sexual assault, and, more often than not, have criminal histories that do not include a prior arrest(s) for rape. A latent class analysis identified three classes of offenders based on their offending history, “High-Volume Generalists,” “Low-Volume Offenders,” and “Sexual Specialists.” Most were generalists, with a large proportion committing lots of serious crimes.

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