Children and young people with harmful sexual behaviours: First analysis of data from a Scottish sample

Hutton, Linda; Whyte, Bill

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“…Manocha and Mezey () examined the background of 51 adolescents who were referred to a specialist community‐based treatment facility in southern England for young people with sexually abusive behaviours. Hutton and Whyte () analysed data on 189 children and young people aged between five and 20 who were referred to specialist sexual behaviour services. Taylor's () analysis of 227 cases referred over a six‐year period in the English Midlands represents the previous largest descriptive study of a British sample of young sexual abusers.…”

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Individual, Family and Abuse Characteristics of 700 British Child and Adolescent Sexual Abusers

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Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractThe individual, family and abuse characteristics of 700 children and young people referred to nine UK services over a nine-year period between 1992 and 2000 as a result of their sexually abusive behaviours were examined. The most common age at referral was 15 years, though a third of all referrals related to children aged 13 or under. Thirty-eight per cent of the sample was identified as learning disabled. Surprisingly high rates of sexual and nonsexual victimisation were present in the backgrounds of the children and young people referred. A wide range of abusive behaviour was perpetrated with just over half of the sample having penetrated or having attempted to penetrate another individual. Victims were usually known to the abuser but in 75 per cent of cases were not related. Fifty-one per cent of the sample abused females only, though 49 per cent had at least one male victim. The implications for policy and practice with children and young people with harmful sexual behaviours are discussed. Key Practitioner Messages• Children and young people who sexually abuse others are a diverse group with a complex set of motivations, background experiences and varying types of abusive behaviour;• Children and young people with learning disabilities who sexually abuse comprise a particularly vulnerable group with specific intervention needs;• A one-size-fits-all intervention approach is not appropriate, but childcentred services that focus on both care and control aspects are warranted. KeywordsAdolescent sex offender, sexual abuse, sexual offending, characteristics MethodThe study formed part of a larger programme of work to examine long-term are more likely to be subject to bias when they are based upon one source and when they are written at some temporal distance from the primary event that are describing (Hayes and Devaney, 2004).A data collection tool was designed specifically for the purpose of the study.Three members of the research team conducted a preliminary analysis of a small sample of files in order to test the ability of the tool to collect reliable and consistent data. Once the tool had been agreed, it was used to capture the required data from the files on all 700 individuals across the various sites. In each site, two researchers took responsibility for reading files and completing the data collection. This meant that where there were ambiguities in the recorded information, there was an opportunity for discussion between researchers.The data were gathered p...

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“…However, whereas studies on normal sexual behaviour found that boys engage in more sexual behaviours than girls (Sandnabba et al, 2003), studies reporting on sexually aggressive behaviours in children found that girls exhibit as sexually aggressive behaviours as boys (Hutton & Whyte, 2006;Johnson, 1989;Letourneau et al, 2004). Thus, these behaviours should not be overlooked in girls.…”

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“Normal” and “inappropriate” childhood sexual behaviours: Findings from a Delphi study of professionals in the United Kingdom

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Hackett

Callanan³

2009

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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This paper presents the results of a three-stage Delphi study examining the current level of consensus among 24 professionals in the United Kingdom regarding definitions of and distinctions between normal, inappropriate and sexually abusive behaviours in children under 10 years, as well as factors influencing their views. Although firm conclusions cannot be drawn, findings indicate high consensus that children should not be called ''sex offenders/abusers'' and that behaviours which use force or resemble adult sexual behaviours are concerning. Watching pornography was rated similarly. A high consensus regarding acceptable sexual behaviours was obtained on a couple of items. Divergent views existed regarding various sexual behaviours, and no consensus was reached on what terminology should be used. Professionals agreed that their views were influenced to some extent by professional and personal experiences, and values. Implications for clinical work and research are discussed.

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“…Aussi, les AAAS ont été signalés en moyenne pour 2,3 types de maltraitance différents. Nos données appuient donc celles trouvées dans la littérature qui soulignent le taux important de victimisation et de polyvictimisation des AAAS (Auclair et al, 2012;Burton et al, 2011;Hutton et Whyte, 2006;Kenny et al, 2000;McMackin et al, 2002;Rasmussen, 2013;Vizard et al, 2007).…”

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“…D'autres auteurs ont élargi la définition d'abus durant l'enfance pour inclure d'autres types de maltraitance : sévices physiques, abus sexuels, psychologiques, négligence, environnement familial problématique, manque d'encadrement, abandon, placements et parfois divorce des parents (Auclair et al, 2012;Burton et al, 2011;Hutton et Whyte, 2006;Kenny, Keogh, Seidlet et Blaszczynski, 2000;MacMackin, Leisen, Cusack, LaFratta et Litwin, 2002;Rasmussen, 2013;Vizard et al, 2007). Les taux de maltraitance durant l'enfance sont alors très élevés.…”

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La délinquance et la victimisation officielle caractérisant une cohorte de 1429 adolescents auteurs d’agression sexuelle

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Meilleur

Lafortune

2017

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Plus de la moitié des délinquants sexuels adultes admettent avoir commis un premier délit de nature sexuelle avant l’âge de 18 ans. De plus, comme les adolescents sont responsables de près de 30 % des agressions sexuelles déclarées, il importe de mieux connaître leurs caractéristiques. La présente étude a pour objectif de décrire une cohorte regroupant tous les adolescents québécois reconnus coupables d’un délit sexuel entre 2005 et 2010 (n = 1429). Des analyses descriptives (moyennes, médianes, écarts-types) ont été effectuées à partir de données portant sur les caractéristiques sociodémographiques, les comportements délinquants et les actes de maltraitance subis. Les résultats indiquent qu’en moyenne les adolescents auteurs d’agression sexuelle (AAAS) québécois ont commis un premier délit sexuel à l’âge de 14,5 ans (E-T = 1,6). Les paramètres de la délinquance permettent de distinguer trois profils : les jeunes n’ayant commis qu’un délit (52,8 %), ceux ayant une délinquance peu variée et volumineuse (de 2 à 10 délits; 35,8 %) et ceux ayant une délinquance variée, intense et persistante (environ 5 %). De plus, les AAAS commettent principalement des délits à caractère violent (Moy = 2,6 délits violents par jeune; E-T : 2,6). Sur le plan de la victimisation, un peu plus de huit jeunes sur dix (82 %) ont été signalés à la Direction de la Protection de la Jeunesse (DPJ). Ce portrait a été tracé à l’aide des délits et des signalements répertoriés dans la base de données des Centres Jeunesses. Ces données ne peuvent rendre compte de la délinquance cachée ou de la maltraitance qui ne sont pas portées à l’attention des intervenants sociaux.

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Children and young people with harmful sexual behaviours: First analysis of data from a Scottish sample

Cited by 20 publications

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Individual, Family and Abuse Characteristics of 700 British Child and Adolescent Sexual Abusers

Individual, Family and Abuse Characteristics of 700 British Child and Adolescent Sexual Abusers

“Normal” and “inappropriate” childhood sexual behaviours: Findings from a Delphi study of professionals in the United Kingdom

La délinquance et la victimisation officielle caractérisant une cohorte de 1429 adolescents auteurs d’agression sexuelle

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