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William J Fremouw - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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child versus peer adult offenders a critical review of the Juvenile sex offender literature
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Colleen M Keelan, William J FremouwAbstract:Abstract Sexual offenses are serious crimes and it is believed that adolescents perpetrate 20% of all Sexual assaults and 50% of all child Sexual abuse (Barbaree & Marshall, 2006). To better understand the etiology of Juvenile Sexual Offending, researchers have explored differences between those who offend children versus those who offend peers/adults. This paper critically reviewed 21 studies that compared Juvenile sex offenders who abused children with those who abused peers/adults on a variety of variables including victim, offense, and offender characteristics; psychosocial variables; and predictors and rates of recidivism. Strengths and weaknesses of these studies as well as future directions for the literature are discussed. Common methodological limitations of victim-age based comparisons of Juvenile sex offenders included inconsistent definitions, low-powered studies, lack of standardized measures, and recidivism data based solely on conviction rates. Overall, many inconsistent findings limit our ability to give overarching conclusions; however, the research does suggests that not only is it important to examine child and peer/adult offenders, but mixed offenders (i.e., offender with both child and peer victims) as a distinct group need to be included in comparisons as well.
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Child versus peer/adult offenders: A critical review of the Juvenile sex offender literature
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Colleen M Keelan, William J FremouwAbstract:Abstract Sexual offenses are serious crimes and it is believed that adolescents perpetrate 20% of all Sexual assaults and 50% of all child Sexual abuse (Barbaree & Marshall, 2006). To better understand the etiology of Juvenile Sexual Offending, researchers have explored differences between those who offend children versus those who offend peers/adults. This paper critically reviewed 21 studies that compared Juvenile sex offenders who abused children with those who abused peers/adults on a variety of variables including victim, offense, and offender characteristics; psychosocial variables; and predictors and rates of recidivism. Strengths and weaknesses of these studies as well as future directions for the literature are discussed. Common methodological limitations of victim-age based comparisons of Juvenile sex offenders included inconsistent definitions, low-powered studies, lack of standardized measures, and recidivism data based solely on conviction rates. Overall, many inconsistent findings limit our ability to give overarching conclusions; however, the research does suggests that not only is it important to examine child and peer/adult offenders, but mixed offenders (i.e., offender with both child and peer victims) as a distinct group need to be included in comparisons as well.
Colleen M Keelan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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child versus peer adult offenders a critical review of the Juvenile sex offender literature
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Colleen M Keelan, William J FremouwAbstract:Abstract Sexual offenses are serious crimes and it is believed that adolescents perpetrate 20% of all Sexual assaults and 50% of all child Sexual abuse (Barbaree & Marshall, 2006). To better understand the etiology of Juvenile Sexual Offending, researchers have explored differences between those who offend children versus those who offend peers/adults. This paper critically reviewed 21 studies that compared Juvenile sex offenders who abused children with those who abused peers/adults on a variety of variables including victim, offense, and offender characteristics; psychosocial variables; and predictors and rates of recidivism. Strengths and weaknesses of these studies as well as future directions for the literature are discussed. Common methodological limitations of victim-age based comparisons of Juvenile sex offenders included inconsistent definitions, low-powered studies, lack of standardized measures, and recidivism data based solely on conviction rates. Overall, many inconsistent findings limit our ability to give overarching conclusions; however, the research does suggests that not only is it important to examine child and peer/adult offenders, but mixed offenders (i.e., offender with both child and peer victims) as a distinct group need to be included in comparisons as well.
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Child versus peer/adult offenders: A critical review of the Juvenile sex offender literature
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2013Co-Authors: Colleen M Keelan, William J FremouwAbstract:Abstract Sexual offenses are serious crimes and it is believed that adolescents perpetrate 20% of all Sexual assaults and 50% of all child Sexual abuse (Barbaree & Marshall, 2006). To better understand the etiology of Juvenile Sexual Offending, researchers have explored differences between those who offend children versus those who offend peers/adults. This paper critically reviewed 21 studies that compared Juvenile sex offenders who abused children with those who abused peers/adults on a variety of variables including victim, offense, and offender characteristics; psychosocial variables; and predictors and rates of recidivism. Strengths and weaknesses of these studies as well as future directions for the literature are discussed. Common methodological limitations of victim-age based comparisons of Juvenile sex offenders included inconsistent definitions, low-powered studies, lack of standardized measures, and recidivism data based solely on conviction rates. Overall, many inconsistent findings limit our ability to give overarching conclusions; however, the research does suggests that not only is it important to examine child and peer/adult offenders, but mixed offenders (i.e., offender with both child and peer victims) as a distinct group need to be included in comparisons as well.
Kofi E. Boakye - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Reprint of: Juvenile Sexual Offending in Ghana: Prevalence, risks and correlates.
Child abuse & neglect, 2020Co-Authors: Kofi E. BoakyeAbstract:Abstract Background Sexual violence research in Africa is overwhelmingly focused on victims with little attention given to perpetrators. In the case of Juveniles who perpetrate Sexual violence the evidence is mainly from studies in Western industrialized societies. The consequence is that interventions for Juveniles who commit Sexual violence in Ghana and Africa lack evidential basis. Objectives This study investigates prevalence, correlates and risk factors for Juvenile Sexual Offending. Participants and setting The study utilised a sample of 264 male Juveniles aged 12•18 in schools and young offender institutions in southern Ghana. Method Prevalence of the Juvenile Sexual Offending was estimated based on self-report. Odds ratio (OR) was used to calculate the risk for the Juveniles engaging in Sexual violence. The predictive significance of variables within various domains was estimated using logistic regression models. Results Results show that about a fifth (16.7 %) of the Juveniles have committed a Sexual offense. A deviant Sexual tendency such as paying for sex constitutes an important risk marker for Juvenile Sexual Offending (OR: 6.41, 95 % CI [3.28•12.54]). Risk factors for Juvenile Sexual Offending are concentrated in the family domain with parental neglect (OR: 4.55, 95 % CI [2.46•9.44]), parental conflict (OR: 4.45, 95 % CI [2.35•8.44]) alcoholic parents (OR: 3.07, 95 % CI [1.66•5.69] parental abuse (OR: 2.90, 95 % CI [1.63•5.19]), and deprived family economic condition (OR: 2.64, 95 % CI [1.47•4.75]) emerging as statistically significant factors. Conclusion Prevalence estimates of Juvenile Sexual Offending are influenced by types and number of questions with multiple questions eliciting more accurate estimates than a single item measure. Risk factors for Juvenile Sexual Offending vary based on context. Interventions to reduce Juvenile Sexual violence must be informed by evidence from the social context.
Florence Thibaut - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Epidemiology and Treatment of Juvenile Sexual Offending
Pediatric Drugs, 2004Co-Authors: Priscille Gerardin, Florence ThibautAbstract:The Juvenile sex offender is defined as a youth who commits any Sexual act with a person of any age against the victim’s will, or in an aggressive, exploitative, or threatening manner. The term ‘child molester’ refers to those who choose only, or primarily, child victims. In this article, we mostly focus on adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years. To reduce sex crimes and the risk of adolescent Sexual re-Offending, effective treatment strategies have to be implemented for adolescent Sexual offenders. Supervision and treatment recommendations for Juvenile sex offenders initially emerged from the literature on adult sex offenders. Treatment must include behavioral therapy, family therapy, and psychosocial interventions. Pharmacotherapy is not always a first-line treatment. Antidepressants (especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) offer promise in the treatment of adolescent Sexual Offending but further controlled studies are needed. In some rare situations, however, especially when severe paraphilic behaviors (such as pedophilia) are present, an hormonal intervention such as cyproterone acetate treatment may be needed.
Caroline Martin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Discriminant factors for adolescent Sexual Offending: On the usefulness of considering both victim age and sibling incest.
Child abuse & neglect, 2016Co-Authors: Christian C. Joyal, Julie Carpentier, Caroline MartinAbstract:Understanding the pathways and circumstances of Juvenile Sexual Offending is of utmost importance. However, Juvenile Sexual offenders (JSO) represent an especially diverse group of individuals, and several categorizations have been proposed to obtain more homogeneous subgroups. Victim age-based and family relation-based categorizations are particularly promising because they seem theoretically and clinically relevant. Empirical results however are still inconsistent, and most studies have not considered these two dimensions jointly. The first goal of this study was to further examine the value of subgrouping JSO according to the age of their victim. A second goal was to determine the supplementary value, if any, of considering sibling incest. Based on a sample of 351 male JSO, it was first confirmed that Sexual abuse of children was more strongly related to asociality (social skill deficits) than Sexual abuse of peers, the latter being more closely associated with antisociality (general delinquency). The relevance of considering mixed-type JSO (with both child and peer victims) separately was also confirmed. More importantly, multivariate statistical analyses demonstrated that adding sibling incest to the equation was useful. JSO of intra-familial child were significantly more likely to have been victimized during their own childhood compared to JSO with extra-familial victims. Nevertheless, adolescents who had committed sibling incest obtained middle ground results on most variables (except for crime severity), suggesting that they constitute a distinct but not extreme, subgroup. This study confirmed the utility of using both the age and the family relation with the victim in characterizing Juvenile Sexual Offending.
