Associations Between Substance Use in Commission of Sexual Crimes and Offense Characteristics Among Youth: Mitigating Effects of Substance Use Treatment

The small extant research base on substance use and youth sexual offending has very few descriptive details. Furthermore, research has yet to test associations between the use of substances in the commission of sexual crimes and offense-related characteristics and how substance use treatment can mitigate these effects. In a sample of residentially housed youth adjudicated of a sexual crime ( N = 332), prevalence patterns are broken down by type of substance use behavior. Sequential regression models are run to test the associations between substance use prior to a sexual crime and number of victims, sexual deviance, and non-sexual criminality. Substance use treatment is tested as a mitigating factor in these relationships. Results reveal high levels of family substance use, and high rates of alcohol, marijuana, and other substance use. There were associations between substance use prior to sexual criminality and sexual deviance and non-sexual criminality. Substance use treatment reduced the effects of substance use on non-sexual criminality. Research and treatment implications are offered.

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PEDOPHILIA AS A FORM OF SEXUAL DEVIANCE FROM A SOCIAL BONDS THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

IIUM Law Journal ◽

10.31436/iiumlj.v29i(s1).641 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 ((S1)) ◽

pp. 177-194

Author(s):

Ermania Widjajantin ◽

Rusmilawati Windari

Keyword(s):

Child Protection ◽

Social Bonds ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Sexual Deviance ◽

Sexual Crimes ◽

Sexual Crime ◽

Travis Hirschi ◽

Second Amendment ◽

The Law ◽

The Government

Sexual crimes have seen a considerably increase in Indonesia. It not only affects women but also children. Sexual crime against children is also known as “pedophilia” and has now become a terrifying phenomenon. The escalation of sexual crime against children in Indonesia shows that there is a dire need to look into possible prevention strategies to sexual crime prevention. Considering the rapid increase of case of pedophilia in Indonesia, the government has enacted more severe punisment to the offender, that is, by imposing chemical castration under the Law No. 17 Year 2016 on the second amendment of the Law No. 23 Year 2002 on child protection. This article examines the causal factors of pedophilia by employing the social bonds theory introduced by Travis Hirschi. The primary premise of this theory states that deliquency comes up when social bonds tend to be fragile or not unavailable, or in other words, the stronger there bonds, the less likelihood of delinquency. Hirschi also mentioned four social bonds that push up socialization and conformity in society, those are: attachment, commitment, involvement, dan belief. Finally, the problems raised in this article is how does pedophilia in perspective of social bonds theory?. This article is a legal research with normative approach. It is geared to look phaedophilia as a sexual deviance in perspective of social bonds theory.

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Misconceptions of sexual crimes against adult victims: Barriers to justice

10.52922/ti04824 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Patrick Tidmarsh ◽

Gemma Hamilton

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Justice System ◽

Research Evidence ◽

Sexual Offending ◽

Sexual Offence ◽

Attrition Rates ◽

Sexual Crimes ◽

Sexual Crime ◽

Specialist Knowledge ◽

Over 40 Years

Despite the prevalence of sexual offending in our communities, there is a lack of understanding about the nature and dynamics of sexual crimes. Myths and misconceptions about sexual offending are common and may contribute to the high attrition rates of sexual offence cases throughout the criminal justice system. This study synthesises over 40 years of research evidence to present an accurate and updated picture of sexual offending. With specialist knowledge, we can improve criminal justice responses and outcomes for victims of sexual crime.

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Alcohol and drugs in relation to sexual offending

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190213633.013.16 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Paul M.G. Emmelkamp ◽

Fleur L. Kraanen

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Substance Misuse ◽

Sexual Offending ◽

Child Pornography ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Sex Offenses ◽

Sexual Crimes ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Alcohol And Drugs ◽

The Relationship

Substance use and criminal behaviour often go hand in hand, and sexual crimes are no exception. This essay on alcohol and drug use in relation to sexual offending aims to provide a brief overview of the relevant literature on this topic. An important difficulty that arises when discussing the relationship between substance misuse and sexual offending is that both sex offenses and substance misuse are very broadly defined categories. Sex offenses may comprise rape, child molestation, and downloading child pornography, to name a few. The nature of the relationship between substance use and sex offenses may vary for different types of sex offenses.

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Are Polydrug Users More Physically and Verbally Aggressive? An Assessment of Aggression Among Mono- Versus Polydrug Users in a University Sample

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260517715024 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (21-22) ◽

pp. 4444-4467 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jennifer L. Steele ◽

Robert L. Peralta

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Prescription Drugs ◽

Physical Aggression ◽

Regression Models ◽

Ordinary Least Squares ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

Midwestern University ◽

Use Behavior ◽

The Relationship

Early research has revealed that patterns of aggression and antisocial behavior are present among polydrug users. Often missing from this discourse is the examination of whether polydrug users are quantitatively different from monodrug users in their use of aggression. Theoretical perspectives are often centered on the psychopharmacological effects of substance use on behavior. Consideration of possible poly- versus monodrug use differences and their impact on aggression has not been investigated. Data from this study were derived from a sample of Midwestern university students ( N = 793). The relationship between violence, aggression, and concurrent polydrug use in the last year is assessed with a series of multivariate ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models. Results demonstrate that higher incidents of physical and verbal aggression are reported among polydrug users compared to monodrug users and abstainers. When analyses were broken down by polydrug users (those who engaged in alcohol/marijuana and alcohol/NMUPD [nonmedical use of prescription drugs] stimulants), polydrug users reported higher levels of physical aggression compared to monodrug users. Similarly, monodrug users reported higher levels of physical aggression compared to nonusers. This research extends our understanding of aggression among users from two different subcategories: polydrug users in comparison to those who only engage in one form of substance use. Scholars and practitioners who work with violent offenders should consider patterns of drug use behavior when addressing substance use–related aggression.

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