Group Sexual Offending by Juvenile Females

Abstract

This study examined all group sexaul offending cases in the Netherlands between 1995 and 2009 (N=26) in which at least one juvenile female offender (N=35) had been adjudicated. Information from court files showed that the majority of juvenile female group sexual offenders have (inter)personal problems and (sexual) abuse experiences. The aims of the offender groups in committing the offense could be categorized in three themes: harassing the victim, sexual gratification, and taking revenge.The reasons why juvenile female offenders participated in a group could be categorized into group dynamics versus instrumental reasons.The findings are contrasted with findings on juvenile male group sexual offenders. Implications of the findings for research and treatment are discussed.

The Proportion of Sexual Offenders Who Are Female Is Higher Than Thought

“…It may be that these girls present with some particular vulnerabilities that lead them to get involved with boys that exploit them for their own offending needs. For example, Wijkman, Weerman, Bijleveld, and Hendriks (2015) found that juvenile female sexual offenders tended to have experienced early abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, and exhibited risky sexual behavior at a young age. Future research, such as examining whether characteristics of female sexual offenders differ based on their age at the time of their first sexual offense, is needed to elucidate this finding.…”

What Is So Special About Female Sexual Offenders? Introduction to the Special Issue on Female Sexual Offenders

“…In recognition of the many efforts expended to increase our knowledge base on female sexual offenders, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment ( SAJRT ) is publishing this special issue on female sexual offenders. The papers in this special issue were submitted from North America and Europe and are organized around topics related to the prevalence of female sexual offending (Williams & Bierie, 2015), victimization histories (Levenson et al, 2015) and offense process issues (DeCou et al, 2015), recidivism patterns (Cortoni et al, 2015 1 ), solo versus co-offending by women (Gillespie et al, 2015), and finally juvenile females (Wijkman et al, 2015). Collectively, these papers add new dimensions to our knowledge of female sexual offenders while raising intriguing new avenues for future research.…”

Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch durch Frauen

“…Familienverhältnissen und erlitten dabei häufig eigene Missbrauchserfahrungen (Tardif und Carpentier, 2005;Hendriks & Bijleveld, 2006;Wijkman, Weerman, Bijleveld & Hendriks, 2014;Oliver & Holmes, 2015;Clements-Nolle et al, 2017;Miccio-Fonseca, 2017;Prinsloo, 2018). Die Studie von Prinsloo (2018) (Tardif et al, 2005).…”

“…verurteilt worden war. Diese handelten mit 32 jungen männlichen Mittätern, 12 erwachsenen männlichen Mittätern und drei erwachsenen weiblichen Mittäterinnen (Wijkman et al, 2014).…”

“…al., 2014). In unserer Studie ist der Anteil Niederlanden eine Rolle (Wijkman et al, 2014). Hierbei muss erwähnt werden, dass mindestens 30,3% der männlichen Mittäter in der vorliegenden Analyse nicht einschlägig und 7,3% auch einschlägig vorbestraft waren.…”