A STUDY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF ADOLESCENTS ON SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION

Sexual abuse among the adolescents has become a pressing issue of the contemporary society. The intensity of this issue lies on the undesirable consequences that create difficulties in the well being of the victim. For a child or adolescent, it is a painful situation where they did not aware of what is happening to them, to whom do they share this, and fear which isolate them completely. Many of the adolescent fall as victims unknowingly. The increasing incidents rate of adolescent sexual abuse points to the ignorance. The researcher has done the study to assess the knowledge and skills of adolescents in rural area on sexual abuse prevention. The quantitative study has been conducted among 60 adolescents belongs to the age group ranging from 13 to 16. The result of the study reveals that in some dimensions like types of abuse, body ownership, etc adolescents possess a greater knowledge whereas they are ignorant about juvenile sexual offenders, victimization of boys etc. When it comes to the skills, study shows that only few adolescents show assertive skill. The study suggests that more interventions needed to be given on improving adolescents’ knowledge on sexual abuse prevention. The interventions can be extended to parents and teachers so that the effectiveness of the prevention of sexual abuse can be enhanced.

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

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.

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

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.