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Wieckowski, Edward; Hartsoe, Peggy; Mayer, Arthur; Shortz, Joianne L.

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“…This group of juveniles is more likely to be overrepresented in clinical settings or in juvenile detention centers. For example, a study by Wieckowski, Hartsoe, Mayer, and Shortz (1998) revealed that a small sample of adjudicated JSO had on average a little more than 3 hands-on victims and were involved on average in more than 70 hands-on events (median = 12). In contrast, the average number of hands-off victims reported was well more than 30 (median = 14) while the mean number of events was more than 100 (median = 51).…”

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“…In other words, it is more likely that hands-off offenses involve multiple simultaneous victims as opposed to hands-on offenses. Wieckowski et al’s (1998) findings suggest that some forms of sexual offending may be more conducive to repetition because it may involve concealing behaviors that may go unnoticed or might be perceived as minor or not serious enough to be reported to the authorities. The findings also show a significant gap between the mean and the median of offending frequency, suggesting an asymmetric distribution of offending frequency.…”

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Juvenile Sex Offending Through a Developmental Life Course Criminology Perspective

Lussier

2016

Sex Abuse

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Current American policies and responses to juvenile sex offending have been criticized for being based on myths, misconceptions, and unsubstantiated claims. In spite of the criticism, no organizing framework has been proposed to guide policy development with respect to the prevention of juvenile sex offending. This article proposes a developmental life course (DLC) criminology perspective to investigate the origins, development, and termination of sex offending among youth. It also provides a review of the current state of knowledge regarding various parameters characterizing the development of sex offending (e.g., prevalence, age of onset, frequency, persistence, continuity in adulthood, and versatility). The review highlights some heterogeneity across these developmental parameters suggesting the presence of different sex offending patterns among youth. In fact, it is proposed that, based on the current knowledge, such heterogeneity can be accounted for by a dual taxonomy of adolescents involved in sexual offenses: (a) the adolescent-limited and (b) the high-rate/slow-desister. The DLC criminology approach and the dual taxonomy are proposed as organizing frameworks to conduct prospective longitudinal research to better understand the origins and development of sex offending and to guide policy development and responses to at-risk youth and those who have committed sexual offenses.

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Juvenile Sex Offending Through a Developmental Life Course Criminology Perspective

Lussier

2016

Sex Abuse

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“…This finding led to questions about the nature and timing of developmental factors, such as the quality of a child’s family environment and experiences of maltreatment. Various familial, contextual, and individual factors have been correlated with SBP in childhood and adolescence and numerous studies have shown that the lives of those with SBP are characterized by multiple instances of adversity ( Bladon et al, 2005 ; Gray et al, 1999 ; Hall et al, 2018 ; Leon et al, 2008 ; Letourneau et al, 2004 ; Lussier et al, 2019 ; Merrick et al, 2008 ; Szanto et al, 2012 ; Wieckowski et al, 1998 ). For example, a study conducted by Vizard, Hickey, French, & McCrory, (2007) showed that various factors related to family environment–exposure to intimate partner violence, inconsistent parenting, lack of parental supervision, lax sexual boundaries, and physical neglect–were commonly observed among youth with SBP and most were correlated with SBP that developed early in childhood (i.e., before 10 years of age) and continued into adolescence.…”

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A Longitudinal Examination of Developmental Covariates of Sexual Behavior Problems among Youth Referred to Child Protection Services

2021

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Little is known about the development of childhood sexual behavior problems (SBP) in terms of continuity and discontinuity into adolescence. Prior studies have espoused a nondevelopmental approach focusing on the clinical profiles of these youths at the time of their referral. To address this gap, the current study proposes an examination of the developmental covariates involved in the continuity of SBP among a sample of 340 children and adolescents referred to Child Protection Services (CPS) in Quebec, Canada. Children’s CPS contacts from birth up to age 17 were inspected, allowing to recreate the life history of social and familial adversities during that period. Logistic regression models were performed and helped to identify developmental covariates of childhood-onset SBP and its persistence into adolescence. Findings suggest that children with childhood-onset SBP that persisted into adolescence have experienced various life adversities. The study findings provide some preliminary evidence of the developmental pathways of SBP.

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Family Secrecy: A Comparative Study of Juvenile Sex Offenders and Youth with Conduct Disorders

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Tabacoff

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The reported research was designed to compare adjudicated male juvenile sexual offenders and youth with conduct disorders on five aspects of family secrecy and deception. Twenty-nine male juvenile sex offenders and 32 comparison youth from three child welfare agencies in New York State participated in the study. Research assistants, blind to the hypotheses of the study and status of the youth, coded agency records for five variables identified a priori as a basis of comparison. Analyses revealed that the two groups were different on three of the five and on the total number of items scored. Families of juvenile sex offenders told more lies, had more family myths, and were more likely to be involved in taboo behavior. Logistic regression revealed that this factor of family deception significantly increased the odds of sexual offending over and above other measures of family pathology. These data support the hypotheses of the study and have implications for both clinical practice and future research in this area.

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Juvenile Sex Offending Through a Developmental Life Course Criminology Perspective

Juvenile Sex Offending Through a Developmental Life Course Criminology Perspective

A Longitudinal Examination of Developmental Covariates of Sexual Behavior Problems among Youth Referred to Child Protection Services

Family Secrecy: A Comparative Study of Juvenile Sex Offenders and Youth with Conduct Disorders

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