Forensic Psychiatric Analysis of Juvenile Delinquency and Sexual Abuse Perspective

2018 ◽  
pp. 70-85
Author(s):  
Claude R. Shema
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Oppositional Defiance Disorder ◽  
Oppositional Defiance ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

This chapter describes how, although, sexual offenders commit sexual offences as a source of pleasure to themselves, sometimes with harm intended, the vast majority of victims endure long-lasting adverse impacts that affect them in all aspects of life. Juvenile delinquency has become much more prevalent, or more so known in the age of digital media and enhanced communication. Thus, the rapid evolvement and revolutionized media has made the issue more known to the communities and society, as the families and stakeholders seek for reasons behind the rise of sexual assaults, and possible strategies to tackle the pandemic. Although, it has often been perceived as a maladaptive and learning related behavior, literature suggests that majority of the juvenile delinquents suffer from psychological and psychiatric disorders, from mild, moderate to severe psychiatric disorders. The most prevalent disorders found were: ADHD, substance abuse disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, conduct disorder, FASD and oppositional defiance disorder to be the most prevalent among juvenile delinquents.

Forensic Psychiatric Analysis of Juvenile Delinquency and Sexual Abuse Perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 394-409
Author(s):  
Claude R. Shema
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Oppositional Defiance Disorder ◽  
Oppositional Defiance ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

This chapter describes how, although, sexual offenders commit sexual offences as a source of pleasure to themselves, sometimes with harm intended, the vast majority of victims endure long-lasting adverse impacts that affect them in all aspects of life. Juvenile delinquency has become much more prevalent, or more so known in the age of digital media and enhanced communication. Thus, the rapid evolvement and revolutionized media has made the issue more known to the communities and society, as the families and stakeholders seek for reasons behind the rise of sexual assaults, and possible strategies to tackle the pandemic. Although, it has often been perceived as a maladaptive and learning related behavior, literature suggests that majority of the juvenile delinquents suffer from psychological and psychiatric disorders, from mild, moderate to severe psychiatric disorders. The most prevalent disorders found were: ADHD, substance abuse disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, conduct disorder, FASD and oppositional defiance disorder to be the most prevalent among juvenile delinquents.

Child molesters and other sexual offenders

2020 ◽  
pp. 1433-1441
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Hucker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Wide Range

General psychiatrists, and not just forensic specialists, will encounter sex offenders, as well as their victims, in their practices and need to be familiar with the topic in general terms. Broadly, sexual assaults can encompass a wide range of unlawful sexual behaviours, ranging from the non-contact and ‘hands-off’ types through to very severe attacks that can include murder. The clinical and criminological characteristics of these types are summarized in this chapter, as well as the essentials of general and risk assessment of those charged with, or convicted of, sexual offences, psychological and pharmacological treatments and their efficacies, and the ethical dilemmas that can make work in this area a challenge.

scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption among Sexual Offenders in the Context of Analysis of Forensic Psychiatric Assessments.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Juszczak ◽  
Krzysztof Korzeniewski ◽  
Piotr Oglaza ◽  
Ewelina Puchalska-Reglińska
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

Introduction: The association of alcohol use with committing sexual offences is well established. However, there are still gaps in knowledge about the mechanisms which lead to alcohol overuse and related sexual violence occurring under the influence of alcohol among this group of perpetrators. Goal: The goal of this paper is to describe characteristics of perpetrators of sexual offences with regards to their self-declared alcohol use status: “overusing” – declaring overusing alcohol, “not-overusing” – declaring not overusing alcohol, and “abstaining” – declaring abstinence from alcohol. Material and Methods: Material for this study consisted of 180 individual forensic psychiatric reports issued by the experts from the Mental Health Clinic at the 10th Military Clinical Hospital in Bydgoszcz. The reports were reviewed by the study authors. Relevant data from was extracted using the survey tool developed for the purpose of this study: “Survey of Factors Determining Sexual Criminal Behaviour” Results: Statistically significant associations between several studied variables were noted and presented in table format, see tables 1-3 for details. Conclusions: Disinhibiting effect of alcohol on sexual offending is associated with coexisting personality disorders and organic personality disorders. Perpetrators of sexual offences overusing alcohol are characterized by poor levels of social functioning and personal history of being raised in dysfunctional families with alcohol problems.

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 452-457
Author(s):  
Niels L. Low ◽  
Shelton P. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ◽  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Breath Holding

One hundred juvenile delinquents were examined electroencephalographically in order to investigate the incidence and importance of obvious or previously unrecognized temporal lobe epilepsy. This correlation was not found to be significant. Twenty-nine patients were found to have 14 and 6 per second positive spikes. Inquiry also revealed that 13 of the 89 teenagers, for whom a good history could be obtained, had had breath-holding spells in earlier years.

Socioeconomic Factors in Adolescent Delinquency

1985 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.D. Jejurikar ◽  
N.S. Shenvi
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Adolescent Delinquency ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Large Family Size ◽  
Family Pattern ◽  
Delinquent Boys

[In Bombay, 371 delinquent boys and girls were interviewed in order to study the various socioeconomic factors. In the majority of the cases, an adverse home environ ment played a major role. 45% of the boys and 50% of the girls had incurred loss of one or both the parents. Factors like poverty, large family size, nuclear family pattern and illiteracy had a great bearing in causing aberrant behaviour in these children. Involvement in sexual offences in the form of elopement and/or rape were observed in girls. In boys, stealing was a major reason for being in the observation home. 70% of the delinquents did not belong to proper Bombay. With rapid urbanisation, the problem of juvenile delinquency is bound to increase manifold in the next few decades}.

scholarly journals Characteristics and associated factors of self-disclosed sexual aggression in a national representative sample of Belgian adults aged 16-69

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Schapansky ◽  
Ines Keygnaert ◽  
Christophe Vandeviver
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Sexually Aggressive ◽  
Hands On ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Given ◽  
National Representative Sample

Sexual violence is a major public health, societal, and judicial problem worldwide. Studies investigating the characteristics of its offenders often rely on samples of convicted offenders, which are then biased by low reporting and conviction rates of sexual offences. The reliability of self-report studies of undetected sexual offenders, however, is threatened by underreporting of sexually aggressive acts. Despite these limitations, we argue that it is important to publish available data on self-disclosed sexual aggression to learn more about those who are more likely to report own sexual aggression and to further improve self-report methods. Based on a self-report study conducted in a representative sample (n = 4,693) of the Belgian general population aged 16 to 69, we provide lifetime and past-year prevalence rates of sexual aggression and report the characteristics of the events, including type, target, and the applied coercion strategies. A logistic regression analysis revealed factors associated with self-disclosed sexual aggression. Almost 4% of all participants reported at least one incident of hands-on sexual aggression. Men were more likely than women to report sexual aggression (aOR: 5.33 (95% CI:3.62-7.86). Furthermore, a history of sexual victimization was associated with sexual aggression. In most cases, the target was an (ex)partner or friend. About 4 in 5 perpetrators indicated that none of the given coercion strategies (i.e., force, threat, verbal pressure, or exploiting the victim’s incapacitation or the own position of authority) applied to the incident. Further research is needed to clarify under which circumstances sexual aggression occurs and which factors increase reporting thereof.

Aggression and Anxiety in Rapists and Child Molesters

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 652-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mally Shechory ◽  
Sarah Ben-David
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Anxiety Levels

This study expands the empirical and theoretical understanding of the distinction between those who perpetrate sexual assaults against children (child molesters) and those who perpetrate them against adults (rapists). Two questionnaires were completed by 88 incarcerated, male sexual offenders (45 child molesters and 43 rapists): the Spielberger state trait anxiety inventory and the Buss-Durkee hostility inventory. It was found that the rapists' level of aggression was significantly higher than that of the child molesters. No significant differences in anxiety levels were found between the two groups. The results are discussed in terms of their relevance to theory and clinical practice.

HEALTH CARE FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 434-435
Author(s):  
Victor Eisner ◽  
Robert I. Sholtz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Young People ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Juvenile Delinquents ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
National Council ◽  
Health Supervision ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Detention Facilities

Pediatricians have long interested themselves in the health of juvenile delinquents. The Academy first appointed a Committee on Juvenile Delinquency in 1955. Although this Committee has changed its title to the Committee on Youth and has expanded its role to include other problems and concerns of young people, it still concerns itself with the health supervision of youth in detention facilities. It has now developed, with the endorsement of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges, written standards for health care provided in juvenile court institutions.1 Juvenile delinquents come largely from low income families, and often from families with serious social problems.

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