Female sex offenders: Specialists, generalists and once-only offenders

Wijkman, M.D.S.; Bijleveld, Catrien; Hendriks, J.

doi:10.1080/13552600.2010.540679

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“…Given the markedly deviant behavior shown by many criminals, it is understandable that a great deal of attention has been given to the question of why and how their criminal behavior emerged. Across all population groups, childhood victimization rates are disturbingly high in most countries, but research indicates that childhood victimization is particularly elevated among those who are arrested for crime (Wijkman et al 2011). One important, well-known caveat about this literature is the potential for self-serving reports: criminals may seek leniency or sympathy by reporting adverse childhood experiences.…”

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Tracing the Threads of the Web: The Epidemiology of Interconnections Among Forms of Violence and Victimization

Hamby

2012

SpringerBriefs in Sociology

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“…Poly-perpetration is also common among women arrested for sexual offenses. More than a quarter (27 %) of sex offending women commit multiple nonsexual offenses as well, and more than half committed multiple sexual offenses (Wijkman et al 2011).…”

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Tracing the Threads of the Web: The Epidemiology of Interconnections Among Forms of Violence and Victimization

Hamby

2012

SpringerBriefs in Sociology

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“…It is a particularly under-reported offence and as such the samples available are likely not to be representative of the offender population more broadly. Attention also needs to be focused on the wider remit of offending that perpetrators are engaging in, as already noted in the 'typologies' offered by Wijkman et al (2011). The importance of controlling for any factors that may be specific to female offenders that could be distorting results has been suggested.…”

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“…A more recent typology proposed by Wijkman, Bijleveld and Hendriks (2011) consisted of a three tier model; the 'once-only offender' (i.e. commits a single sex offence), 'generalists' (i.e.…”

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Females who sexually offend

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Ozanne

Ireland

2016

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the current knowledge in regard to females who engage in sexually harmful behaviour (HSB). Design/methodology/approach This is a brief paper, reviewing current literature. Findings This paper argues the continual limitations in fully understanding this population. However, it suggests the importance of progressing to discuss patterns of offending as opposed to typologies. Practical implications This argues the importance of effective formulation and consideration of patterns when understanding HSB in females. Originality/value This is a current brief review of the literature, summarising key thinking in this area, and some suggested ways forward for further progression.

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“…Research suggests that up to one half of women who sexually offend have co-offended with a male (Wijkman, Bijleveld, & Hendriks, 2011). Most critical, perhaps, in terms of assessment, is when a female identifies her co-perpetrating male partner as having coerced her into the sexually offending behaviour.…”

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The Assessment of Female Sexual Offenders

Cortoni

Gannon

2010

Female Sexual Offenders

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The Assessment of Female Sexual OffendersJust like with male sexual offenders, the assessment of women who have committed sexual offences is predominantly driven by the need to establish the likelihood of future sexual offending behaviour, identify problematic issues related to their offending, and outline interventions that would reduce their risk of recidivism. Women are also subjected to the same sanctions as males in the criminal justice system, including social control policies (e.g., SexuallyViolent Predator laws in the U.S.). As such, it is crucial that their assessment of risk and treatment needs be based on empirically validated approaches. Due to the dearth of information on female sexual offenders' risk of sexual recidivism and related treatment needs, the assessment of these women has traditionally been conducted using male-based risk assessment procedures.Basically, the idea was that (1) crime is neutral, and (2) male-based tools are better than nothing.In more recent years, however, these two premises have been refuted. First, research has now established that gender matters in criminal behaviour. In other words, there exist gender-specific issues that need to be taken into account when assessing women. Second, research shows that female sexual offenders differ greatly from their male counterparts in terms of recidivism rates.Hence, risk assessment tools validated for males would over-evaluate risk of recidivism in females. Because of these issues, the assessment of risk and treatment needs of female sexual offenders remains a difficult endeavour. The low prevalence of female sexual offending, and their low rates of recidivism, renders difficult the development of women-specific empiricallyvalidated risk assessment tools and practices. Despite these difficulties, there is now a growing empirical foundation from which evaluators can draw to improve the validity of their assessment 3 of female sexual offenders. This chapter reviews this empirical foundation and provides guidelines for the evaluation of female sexual offenders' risk and treatment needs. Assessing risk of recidivismProfessionals tasked with the evaluation of risk of recidivism of female sexual offenders should be thoroughly familiar with the general principles of assessment for risk of recidivism. A brief review of these principles may be useful here to place into context the difficulties that currently underlie the assessment of risk of sexual recidivism in women. Within the context of criminal justice, the assessment of risk of recidivism is a process that evaluates and attempts to limit the probability that a new crime will reoccur. Integral to the risk assessment are the determination of the type of event being predicted (general offense; criminal violent behaviour; sexual recidivism); its likelihood of reoccurrence (low; moderate; high); the conditions under which it may occur (dynamic risk factors and related situational factors -e.g., ongoing relationship with co-offender); whether these conditions are present (e.g., have these ...

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Female sex offenders: Specialists, generalists and once-only offenders

Cited by 62 publications

References 37 publications

Tracing the Threads of the Web: The Epidemiology of Interconnections Among Forms of Violence and Victimization

Tracing the Threads of the Web: The Epidemiology of Interconnections Among Forms of Violence and Victimization

Females who sexually offend

The Assessment of Female Sexual Offenders

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