Assessment and treatment of adolescent sexual offenders: Implications of recent research on generalist versus specialist explanations

Pullman, Lesleigh E.; Seto, Michael C.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.11.003

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“…A meta‐analysis of nine studies describing treatment (including MST, CBT, and Treatment as Usual) for juvenile sexual offenders showed that treatment had a statistically significant effect in reducing sexual recidivism, a finding supported by many other treatment outcome studies (Borduin et al., 2009; Carpentier et al., 2006; Reitzel & Carbonell, 2006). However, the point has also been made that prior assessment should distinguish between generalist and specialist sex offenders as the latter may have unique risk and etiological factors requiring a targeted treatment approach (Pullman & Seto, 2012).…”

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Practitioner Review: The victims and juvenile perpetrators of child sexual abuse – assessment and intervention

Vizard

2013

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Victims and perpetrators of CSA present challenges and opportunities for professional intervention. Their complex presentations mean that their needs should be met by highly trained staff. However, their youth and developmental immaturity also give an opportunity to nip problem symptoms and behaviors in the bud. The key is in the earliest possible intervention with both groups. Future research should focus on long-term adult outcomes for both child victims and children who perpetrate CSA. Adult outcomes of treated children could identify problems and/or strengths in parenting the next generation and also the persistence and/or desistence of sexualized or abusive behavior.

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Practitioner Review: The victims and juvenile perpetrators of child sexual abuse – assessment and intervention

Vizard

2013

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…While there is an increasing literature on criminal offenders who specialize in one type of crime versus those who commit multiple types of offenses (e.g. Pullman & Seto, 2012; Tumminello, Edling, Lilijeros, Mantegna, & Sarnecki, 2013; Wanklyn, Ward, Cormier, Day, & Newman, 2012), this work focuses on criminal offending in general and does not necessarily distinguish between family and criminal violence. To our knowledge, no study has examined the effects of child maltreatment on the intersection of various types of violent outcomes both within and outside the family sphere.…”

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Does child abuse and neglect increase risk for perpetration of violence inside and outside the home?

Milaniak¹,

Widom²

2015

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: To examine the extent to which abused and neglected children perpetrate three different types of violence within and outside the home: criminal, child abuse, and intimate partner violence and determine whether childhood maltreatment leads to an increased risk for poly-violence perpetration. Method: Using data from a prospective cohort design study, children (ages 0-11) with documented histories of physical and sexual abuse and/or neglect (n = 676) were matched with children without such histories (n = 520) and assessed in young adulthood (average age 29). Official criminal records in conjunction with self-report data were used to assess violent outcomes. Results: Compared to the control group, individuals with histories of child abuse and/or neglect were significantly more likely to be poly-violence perpetrators, perpetrating violence in all three domains (relative risk = 1.26). All forms of childhood maltreatment (physical and sexual abuse and neglect) significantly predicted poly-violence perpetration. Conclusions: These findings expand the cycle of violence literature by combining the distinct literatures on criminal violence, child abuse, and partner violence to call attention to the phenomenon of poly-violence perpetration by maltreated children. Future research should examine the characteristics of maltreated children who become poly-violence perpetrators and mechanisms that lead to these outcomes.

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“…Certains auteurs les considèrent comme des délinquants juvéniles qui commettent une panoplie de délits (Butler et Seto, 2002;Pullman et Seto, 2012;Righthand et Welch, 2005). Pour eux, ces jeunes manifestent plusieurs attitudes ou comportements antisociaux et sont des « généralistes ».…”

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“…Enfin, Butler et Seto (2002) arrivent à la conclusion que ces deux statuts ne sont pas mutuellement exclusifs et pourraient constituer la base d'une typologie d'AAAS. Cette idée est soutenue par d'autres auteurs (Nisbet, Smallbone et Wortley, 2010) dont certains ajoutent qu'adolescents généralistes et spécialistes se distinguent par des trajectoires différentes (Pullman et Seto, 2012).…”

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

Coutu

Meilleur

Lafortune

2017

psyedu

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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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Assessment and treatment of adolescent sexual offenders: Implications of recent research on generalist versus specialist explanations

Cited by 40 publications

References 45 publications

Practitioner Review: The victims and juvenile perpetrators of child sexual abuse – assessment and intervention

Practitioner Review: The victims and juvenile perpetrators of child sexual abuse – assessment and intervention

Does child abuse and neglect increase risk for perpetration of violence inside and outside the home?

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

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