Adolescent sexual offense behavior

Deisher, Robert W.; Wenet, Gary A.; Paperny, David M.; Clark, Toni F.; Fehrenbach, Peter A.

doi:10.1016/s0197-0070(82)80063-6

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“…Previous attempts to identify subgroups of juvenile sexual offenders have been equivocal, but have suggested that less-violent JSOs do not typically display major psychiatric problems, but do display social immaturity and isolation from peers (Deisher et al, 1982). Our results suggest that this may be an adequate description of a large proportion of JSOs (i.e., our Group I), but that there is also a subgroup of JSOs who may be considered well adjusted and outgoing though overcontrolled (Group 111), a subgroup with major characterological problems that lead them to impulsively act-out (Group IV), and a subgroup of offenders who are likely to be overtly emotionally disturbed (Group 11).…”

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“…At minimum, a distinction needs to be made between noncoercive, somewhat passive sexual contact between an adolescent and, often, a younger child and, on the other hand, the more threatening and aggressive sexual assault (Deisher, Wenet, Paperny, Clark, & Fehrenbach, 1982;Groth, 1977;Shoor, Speed, & Bartlet, 1966). Other types of juvenile sexual offending behavior identified in the literature include the adolescent offender whose mental illness is apparent in the act (Shoor et al, 1966); the adolescent offender who has no physical contact with the victim (e.g., indecent exposure, stealing underwear, or peeping; Deisher et al, 1982); and the adolescent sexual psychopath who displays a general pattern of aggressiveness, manipulativeness, and lack of guilt and remorse (Markey, 1950). It also generally is agreed that the typical juvenile sexual offender displays a basic disturbance in social relations, particularly in relations with peers.…”

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“…It also generally is agreed that the typical juvenile sexual offender displays a basic disturbance in social relations, particularly in relations with peers. Studies that attempt to differentiate the child molester from the aggressive rapist (Deisher et al, 1982;Groth, 1979;Shoor et al, 1966) generally claim that the group of offenders who commit relatively less aggressive sex offenses against younger children display a "pan-immaturity," are socially and sexually naive, appear passive and dependent in interactions with adults, and have few peer friends or acquaintances. Apart from the group of child molesters, the social relations of juvenile sexual offenders typically are portrayed as similar to the social relations of juvenile non-sexual delinquents.…”

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MMPI-based personality types among juvenile sexual offenders

1987

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The MMPIs of 262 adolescent males who committed sexual offenses were categorized by means of cluster analysis into four distinct groups. Each of these groups was found to contain different two‐point code types. Referral offense, historical and clinical data were compared for each of the four cluster groups and for each of the two‐point code types; the latter provided more reliable discrimination among groups. The four modal personality types suggested by the cluster analysis indicate, contrary to previous research, that juvenile sexual offenders are a heterogeneous group who represent a wide variety of personality traits and levels of adaptation.

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MMPI-based personality types among juvenile sexual offenders

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“…Of those who molest children, almost a third to one-half are juveniles, as are one-fifth of those who commit rape (Becker, Cunningham-Rathner, & Kaplan, 1986;Deisher, Wenet, Clark, & Fehrenbach, 1982). Ageton (1983) estimates that between 2 and 4% of adolescent males have committed a sexual assault at some point in their development.…”

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Juvenile Sex Offender Re-Arrest Rates for Sexual, Violent Nonsexual and Property Crimes: A 10-Year Follow-Up

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We report the results of a 10-year follow-up recidivism study of two sex offender treatment programs for incarcerated juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) in Virginia. The programs vary in environment and intensity. The more intense JSO program ("self-contained") operates in specialized living units that are separate from those of the general juvenile incarcerated population. In the less intense program ("prescriptive"), JSOs remain housed with the general population of juvenile offenders. Arrest and incarceration data through January 2003 were obtained for 261 male JSOs released between 1992 and 2001. The inclusion of adult incarceration data allowed for a more accurate assessment of the actual time at risk for sexual re-offending. Outcomes are re-arrest rates, length of time to re-arrest and type of offense (property, nonsexual assault, sexual) on re-arrest, with analyses using survival curve functions. For both groups, actual re-arrest is most likely to be for a nonsexual person offense (31 and 47%, respectively) and least likely to be for a sexual offense (<5% for both groups). Comparing the nonequivalent groups, the self-contained treatment group has a lower predicted re-arrest rate and a longer mean time to re-arrest, for all types of offenses, than the prescriptive treatment group. In addition, juveniles who indicate high levels of impulsive/antisocial behaviors are significantly more likely to recidivate compared to juveniles with low-levels of impulsive/antisocial behaviors, regardless of treatment type. This is the first 10-year follow-up study of treatment outcomes for a relatively large sample of males who were incarcerated for sexual offenses as juveniles.

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“…Dans son édition de 1981, le National Crime Survey (National Crime Survey, 1981) estimait qu 'en 1979, 22,6% des viols commis aux États-Unis l'avaient été par des jeunes âgés de 12 à 19 ans. Deisher, Wenet, Paperny, Clark et Fehrenbach (1982) ont aussi étudié les dossiers de plus de 1 000 enfants ou adolescents traités au Children's Hospital de Washington à la suite d'une agression sexuelle. Il s'est avéré que 42% d'entre eux avaient été agressés par des adolescents.…”

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