Understanding and assessing juvenile sexual offenders

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Katie Affleck
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders

Non-Sexual Delinquency in Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The Mediating and Moderating Influences of Emotional Empathy

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Hunter ◽  
Aurelio Jose Figueredo ◽  
Judith V. Becker ◽  
Neil Malamuth
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Delinquency ◽  
Emotional Empathy ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders

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 The impact of disrupted caregiving for juvenile sexual offenders

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-287
Author(s):  
Miranda H. Sitney ◽  
Keith L. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Types and Extent of Trauma on Depressive Affect Among Male Juvenile Sexual Offenders

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1143-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer W. Jencks ◽  
George S. Leibowitz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Incarcerated Youth ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Depressive Affect ◽  
The Impact

High levels of depression have been found among incarcerated youth, which suggests that mental health problems are associated with delinquent behavior and are part of a constellation of risk factors that contribute to youth entering the juvenile justice system. In this project, we investigated trauma and mental health issues among male youth in residential treatment, and addressed the following questions: (a) Does childhood trauma predict current depression for male juvenile sexual offenders? (b) If so, do different types of traumas predict depressive affect better than others? and, (c) Does extent of trauma exposure predict depression? Data on incarcerated male juvenile sexual offenders were analyzed ( n = 379). Multiple regressions of various types of traumas and cumulative trauma and depression were conducted. Emotional abuse was the strongest predictor of depressive affect for this sample, and multiple exposures to trauma were the second strongest predictor.

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