Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders: An Empirical Review

Assessing risk of sexually abusive behavior among youth in a child welfare sample

“…Such sample dependent findings, as described above, are not the least surprising given the methodological challenges inherent in juvenile sex offending recidivism research, including the marked heterogeneity of the youth (Bourke & Donohue, 1996;Rich, 2009;Righthand & Welch, 2001, 2004 and the developmental ''flux'' and ever changing life circumstances of these youngsters. The variability in predictive efficacy across studies does not support abandoning the J-SOAP-II, or any other evidencebased, empirically informed risk and needs assessment tools.…”

Adolescent Sex Offenders

“…According to Bourke and Donohue ( 1996 ), residential treatment or inpatient care is recommended for youth with PSB with the following characteristics: (1) the offenses have been numerous and involved more than one individual; (2) violence or aggression was used during the assault(s); (3) severe and emotional behavior problems are present; (4) antisocial attitudes are demonstrated; (5) there is poor motivation for treatment; (6) suicidal or homicidal ideation is present; (7) a volatile relationship at home threatens the safety of the individual; (8) or lastly, the victim is present in the youth's home (p. 57). Residential programs offer intensive approaches to treatment within a controlled setting for an extended period in time.…”

Ältere Pädophile: Kein Rückgang der Delinquenz

“…Wenn in einigen Untersuchungen [5] eigene körperliche oder sexuelle Missbrauchserfahrungen und äußere Entwicklungsstörungen in der Vorgeschichte hervorgehoben werden, waren solche Auffälligkeiten in der Untersuchungsgruppe nicht regelhaft anzutreffen. Über die Hälfte der Probanden wuchs in intakten Elternhäu-  sern oder bei einem Elternteil auf.…”