Characteristics of female adolescent sexual offenders.

Fehrenbach, Peter A.; Monastersky, Caren

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01575.x

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“…Most of this attention has focused on juvenile male offenders as they appear to account for proportionally more acts of sexual perpetration against children than females, and as there appear to be clear parallels in the etiology and clinical manifestation of adult and juvenile male sexual offending (Davis & Leitenberg, 1987). However, recent data indicate that a number of male victims identify a female perpetrator (Johnson & Shrier, 1985), and that female sexual offending, like male perpetration, has a counterpart in childhood and adolescence (Fehrenbach & Monastersky, 1988). In contrast to a growing literature describing the developmental and clinical characteristics of juvenile male sexual offenders, relatively little has been published about juvenile females who sexually molest children.…”

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“…Although juvenile females appear to molest children of both sexes (Knopp & Lackey, 1987), it has been suggested that their patterns of perpetration are not of a repetitive nature and that they are not as prone toward the presence of non-sexual conduct prob-lems as juvenile male perpetrators (Fehrenbach & Monastersky, 1988). Relatively little is known about the role of fantasy in juvenile female perpetration, and whether youthful females, like their male counterparts, have deviant sexual arousal and interest patterns.…”

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Psychosexual, attitudinal, and developmental characteristics of juvenile female sexual perpetrators in a residential treatment setting

Hunter¹,

Lexier²,

Goodwin³

et al. 1993

J Child Fam Stud

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Psychosexual, attitudinal, and developmental characteristics of juvenile female sexual perpetrators in a residential treatment setting

Hunter¹,

Lexier²,

Goodwin³

et al. 1993

J Child Fam Stud

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“…In the present study, juveniles exclusively convicted of porn distribution or the possession of illegal pornography were excluded from further analyses (n = 119; 28.4%). Although differences between 8 male and female JSO seem likely (Fehrenbach & Monastersky, 1988), female JSO had to be excluded because the number of females (n = 9, 2.1%) was too small for statistical analyses. From the remaining 251 subjects, 28 (11.2%) files were not available, mostly due to official elimination of archive files (n = 22, 8.8% …”

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Offender Types and Criminality Dimensions in Male Juveniles Convicted of Sexual Offenses

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Cornelia (2012By analyzing nine offender characteristics, four victim characteristics and six offense characteristics, the best evidence was found for the victim age based type. The co-offender status and the crime history types were less well supported. However, all three types were related to each other and did not provide a comprehensive characterization of JSO. Therefore, an additional principal component analyses was performed searching for basic dimensions of juvenile sexual delinquency and leading to the following factors: "single offender with severe molestation of a related child", "persistent general delinquent with migrant background", "older offender with alcohol use and familial constraints", "multiple and aggressive offender with social adversities" and "offender with unselected and multiple victims". These five dimensions reflect different relevant factors of sexual offending behavior in male juveniles and may have further impact on forensic and clinical practice.

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“…Similarly, there is little information about perpetration of sexual violence by adolescent females, either in terms of associated risk factors or actual incidence. [15][16][17] Self-report of sexual aggression has been recommended as the best approach for estimating rates of adolescent sexual perpetration. 6 In this study, we compare a nonclinical population of male and female adolescents who report a history of forcing someone into a sexual act with adolescents who have never forced someone into a sexual act.…”

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Adolescent Sexual Aggression: Risk and Protective Factors

1997

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ABSTRACT. Objective. Little research addresses the correlates of sexual aggression in nonclinical populations of adolescents. The purpose of this study was to identify risk and protective factors associated with sexual violence among male and female adolescents.Methods. We analyzed data on 71 594 students in the 9th and 12th grades responding to the 1992 Minnesota Student Survey, an anonymous, self-report survey examining an array of risk environments, health-compromising behaviors, and protective factors. The responses of students reporting a history of forcing someone into a sexual act were compared with those who reported that they had never forced someone into a sexual act. Separate analyses were conducted for males and females.Results. A history of sexual violence perpetration was reported by 4.8% of male and 1.3% of female adolescents. Using a logistic regression model, sexual aggression was associated with experiencing intrafamilial or extrafamilial sexual abuse, witnessing family violence, frequent use of illegal drugs, anabolic steroid use, daily alcohol use, gang membership, high levels of suicide risk behavior, and excessive time spent "hanging out." Emotional health and connectedness with friends and adults in the community were protective factors for male adolescents against sexually aggressive behavior, and academic achievement was a protective factor for female adolescents.Conclusions. A history of forcing someone into a sexual act was associated with several risk and protective factors. Efforts to prevent adolescent sexual violence should target individuals at increased risk. Through their psychosocial assessment of young people, health care professionals can play a role in identifying, counseling, and making appropriate referrals for adolescents at risk for sexually aggressive behavior. Pediatrics 1997;100(6). URL: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/100/6/e7; adolescence, sexual aggression, violence, risk factors, protective factors.

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Characteristics of female adolescent sexual offenders.

Cited by 97 publications

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Psychosexual, attitudinal, and developmental characteristics of juvenile female sexual perpetrators in a residential treatment setting

Psychosexual, attitudinal, and developmental characteristics of juvenile female sexual perpetrators in a residential treatment setting

Offender Types and Criminality Dimensions in Male Juveniles Convicted of Sexual Offenses

Adolescent Sexual Aggression: Risk and Protective Factors

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