Correlates of Recidivism Among Adolescents Who Have Sexually Offended

Carpentier, Julie; Proulx, Jean

doi:10.1177/1079063211409950

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“…). The Canadian literature has demonstrated a focus on the causes domain in relation to the secondary level of the public health model of prevention in that authors have shown an interest in the issue of recidivism (Carpentier & Proulx ), as well as in the potential causal relationship between being a victim of sexual abuse and becoming a perpetrator of such abuse (Mallie et al . ).…”

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Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

McKibbin

Humphreys

Hamilton

2015

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There is a growing interest in English‐speaking jurisdictions, including Australia, North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, about the prevention of sexual abuse perpetrated by children against other children. The aim of this review was to identify opportunities for research, policy and practice which could enhance the prevention agenda relating to the perpetration of sexual abuse by children through conducting a Critical Interpretive Synthesis. Eleven electronic databases were searched in the period from 22 April to 23 May 2013 and included: SocINDEX, Social Services Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Family and Society Studies Worldwide, Project Muse, PsychINFO, Family and Society Plus, Jstor, Expanded Academic ASAP, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Key individual journals were also searched, including Child Abuse and Neglect and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, as well as the grey literature. The search was guided by the research question: How could the prevention agenda relating to sexual abuse perpetrated by children be enhanced? The systematic literature search yielded 3323 titles, and 34 of these papers were included in the final synthesis. The authors identified five domains operating in the evidence base: characteristics, causes, communications, interventions and treatments. A synthesising construct emerged from the review: prevention‐enhancing interactions. This construct referred to the potential for enhancing the prevention agenda which exists as the evidence domains interact with one another, and with the public health model of prevention. The authors consider this review to be a timely contribution to the current agenda pertaining to sexual abuse perpetrated by children. It provides researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the field with an evidence‐informed conceptualisation of opportunities for enhancing prevention work.

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“…Possible risk factors have not been empirically verified. They include: impulsivity; antisocial personality; high-stress family environments; negative peer associations; and interpersonal aggression (Carpentier & Proulx 2011).…”

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Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

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Humphreys

Hamilton

2015

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“…ADHD has also been associated with an earlier onset of antisocial behavior and delinquency (21,59), multiple serious offences (60), higher number of imprisonments and criminal recidivism (21,(61)(62)(63)(64), and more breaches of discipline among incarcerated individuals (21,65). Delinquent behavior among ADHD adolescents is a strong predictor for a high level of caregiver strain (66).…”

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), substance use disorders, and criminality: a difficult problem with complex solutions

Knecht¹,

Alvaro

Martínez-Raga³

et al. 2015

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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The association between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and criminality has been increasingly recognized as an important societal concern. Studies conducted in different settings have revealed high rates of ADHD among adolescent offenders. The risk for criminal behavior among individuals with ADHD is increased when there is psychiatric comorbidity, particularly conduct disorder and substance use disorder. In the present report, it is aimed to systematically review the literature on the epidemiological, neurobiological, and other risk factors contributing to this association, as well as the key aspects of the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD among offenders. A systematic literature search of electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO) was conducted to identify potentially relevant studies published in English, in peer-reviewed journals. Studies conducted in various settings within the judicial system and in many different countries suggest that the rate of adolescent and adult inmates with ADHD far exceeds that reported in the general population; however, underdiagnosis is common. Similarly, follow-up studies of children with ADHD have revealed high rates of criminal behaviors, arrests, convictions, and imprisonment in adolescence and adulthood. Assessment of ADHD and comorbid condition requires an ongoing and careful process. When treating offenders or inmates with ADHD, who commonly present other comorbid psychiatric disorder complex, comprehensive and tailored interventions, combining pharmacological and psychosocial strategies are likely to be needed.

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“…Two large meta-analyses of adult and adolescent offenders, respectively, reported a 3.4 and 2.8 times higher prevalence rate of sexualabuse in sex offenders compared to non-sex offenders (Jespersen, Lalumiere, & Seto, 2009;Seto & Lalumiere, 2010). Additionally, sexual victimization in childhood was found to be associated with repeated sexual offending and sexual recidivism in male adolescents (Carpentier & Proulx, 2011;Dennison & Leclerc, 2011) but not in adults (Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2005).…”

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Testing the “Sexually Abused-Abuser Hypothesis” in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study

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A long-standing belief in the literature on sex offenders is that sexually victimized youths are at increased risk of becoming sex offenders themselves. The present study tested the link between past sexual abuse, either with or without contact, and sexually offending behavior in a representative sample of male and female adolescents while controlling for other types of abuse, mental health problems, substance use, and non-sexual violent behaviors. Self-reported data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 6,628 students attending 9th grade public school in Switzerland (3,434 males, 3,194 females, mean age = 15.50 years, SD = 0.66 years). Exposure to contact and non-contact types of sexual abuse was assessed using the Child Sexual Abuse Questionnaire and sexually offending behavior by the presence of any of three behaviors indicating sexual coercion. Two-hundred-forty-five males (7.1 %) and 40 females (1.2 %) reported having sexually coerced another person. After controlling for non-sexual abuse, low parent education, urban versus rural living, mental health problems, substance use, and non-sexual violent behavior, male adolescents who were victims of contact sexual abuse and non-contact sexual abuse were significantly more likely to report coercive sexual behaviors. Females who experienced contact or non-contact sexual abuse were also found at increased risk of committing sexual coercion after controlling for covariates. The present findings demonstrate a strong relationship between past sexual abuse, with and without physical contact, and sexual-offending behavior in male and female adolescents. Reducing exposure to non-contact sexual abuse (like Internet-based sexual exploitation) should become a new area of sexual violence prevention in youths.

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Correlates of Recidivism Among Adolescents Who Have Sexually Offended

Cited by 55 publications

References 46 publications

Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

Prevention-enhancing interactions: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the evidence about children who sexually abuse other children

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), substance use disorders, and criminality: a difficult problem with complex solutions

Testing the “Sexually Abused-Abuser Hypothesis” in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study

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