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Robinson, Susan E.

doi:10.1023/a:1008634516803

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“…The tendency to deny and minimize, leads to FCSO being a hidden phenomenon, undeniably difficult to uncover (cf. References [18,75,76,77,78,79,80]). We therefore advise professionals in both clinical practice and scientific research to consciously challenge and control their own underlying mechanisms of denial when confronted with cases of FCSO.…”

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confidence: 99%

Uncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Research

Tozdan

Briken

Dekker

2019

JCM

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This article provides a short literature overview on female child sexual offenders (FCSO) focusing on the discrepancy between prevalence rates from different sources, characteristics of FCSO and their victims, as well as the societal “culture of denial” surrounding these women. FCSO are a powerful social taboo. Even professionals in the healthcare or justice system were shown to respond inappropriately in cases of child sexual abuse committed by women. As a result, offences of FCSO may be underreported and therefore difficult to research. The lack of scientific data on FSCO lowers the quality of child protection and treatment services. We therefore deem it particularly necessary for professionals in health care to break the social taboo that is FCSO and to further stimulate research on the topic of FCSO. We provide some general implications for professionals in health care systems as well as specific recommendations for researchers. We end with an overall conclusion.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Uncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Research

Tozdan

Briken

Dekker

2019

JCM

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“…Others have suggested western society views females as passive, harmless and that these views have been strong enough to infiltrate our legal systems, victim-reporting practices, and professional and clinical responses dramatically contributing to the under-reporting and under-identification of female sexual offenders [61]. Additionally, these social beliefs have also permeated child protective and police services where individuals within these systems discount disclosures, allegations, and reports of child sexual abuse that involve female offenders [62]. One study pointed out that being female does significantly reduce the likelihood of incarceration for offenders convicted of sexual offenses, but sex does not appear to have any significant impact on criminal conviction rates [63].…”

Section: Social Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Female Offenders in Child Sexual Abuse

McLeod¹,

Dunnells²,

Ozturk³

2022

Sexual Abuse - An Interdisciplinary Approach

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In the United States criminal justice system, female sexual offenders are among the most unrepresented groups of individuals, and they have evaded detection and/or prosecution for many reasons. This chapter explores the characteristics and patterns of female sexual offenders based on the collection of available literature. We will discuss how personal trauma histories, mental health, substance abuse, and motivations of female sexual offenders differ from their male counterparts. Additionally, we cover how social perception presents female sexual offenders in a light that adversely impacts their interactions with the social systems and explore empirically validated myths, risks, and interventions for this population.

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“…This latter idea about myths and stereotypes is supported by men (Banning, 1989;Ford, 2006;Sable et al, 2006), who argue that our culture is more accepting of a wider range of behaviors by women than by men. For other authors, modern societies tend to perceive women as passive individuals, not capable of committing such acts (Denov, 2003(Denov, , 2016Robinson, 1998). For Denov, this view of women's status has even infiltrated the criminal justice system levels and child protection services.…”

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“…For Denov, this view of women's status has even infiltrated the criminal justice system levels and child protection services. It would appear that child protection services are less likely to consider disclosures and reports of sexual abuse when committed by women (Denov, 2003;Robinson, 1998).…”

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Who are the women who commit sexual assault?

Ménard

Gauthier

Pavy

2023

Academic Journal of Criminology X Journal Universitaire De Criminologie

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Who are the women who commit sexual assault? 2 Who are the women who commit sexual assault? Résumé (français): Jusqu'à tout récemment, la simple idée qu'une femme puisse commettre ou favoriser la commission de comportements sexuels coercitifs était tout simplement impensable ; cela va à l'encontre de la croyance populaire selon laquelle la femme est un être fondamentalement bon. Ce n'est que ces dernières années que la recherche a mis en lumière que la délinquance sexuelle n'est pas un phénomène qui soit propre aux hommes, et que les femmes aussi commettent des agressions sexuelles ; parfois, sous la contrainte et, d'autres fois, de leur plein gré ; parfois, en solitaire et, d'autre fois, avec un partenaire. Qui sont donc ces femmes ? C'est à cette question que le présent article de vulgarisation scientifique tente de répondre. Nous commencerons par examiner les grands mythes entourant la délinquance sexuelle des femmes et l'influence qu'ont eue ces derniers sur le taux de prévalence de ce type de délinquance. Nous brosserons ensuite le portrait type de la délinquante sexuelle, tout en explorant les distinctions qui existent entre celles qui agissent seules et celles qui agissent avec un partenaire. Finalement, nous examinerons les paramètres à prendre en considération dans la prise en charge de ces femmes dans un contexte thérapeutique.

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Cited by 14 publications

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Uncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Research

Uncovering Female Child Sexual Offenders—Needs and Challenges for Practice and Research

Female Offenders in Child Sexual Abuse

Who are the women who commit sexual assault?

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