The Lived Experience of the Adolescent Sex Offender: A Phenomenological Case Study

Gerhard-Burnham, Beth; Underwood, Lee A.; Speck, Kathryn; Williams, Cyrus; Merino, Carrie; Crump, Yolanda

doi:10.1080/10538712.2016.1111965

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“…Boonman et al (2015) for example found that seven out of ten young people with sexual behavior problems meet the criteria for at least one mental disorder, and Vizard et al (2007) found very high rates of aggression and anti-social behaviors in their study of these young people. Problems with ineffective management of emotion have also been noted in this group (Gerhard-Burnham et al, 2016;Print & O' Callaghan, 2004), and our study found that poor emotional resilience was the factor that professionals documented most often when considering recidivism risk factors. The degree of identity crisis in these young people (e.g.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 64%

Experiences of Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Services: A Qualitative Study

Balfe

Hackett

Masson

et al. 2019

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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Experiences of Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Services: A Qualitative Study

Balfe

Hackett

Masson

et al. 2019

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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“…For instance, Carpentier and Proulx (2011) found that spending one or more years of childhood without a father tripled the risk that sexual offenders in one study would be arrested for a second sex crime. Furthermore, through qualitative research, participants reported the absence of a father figure as a crucial event in creating the circumstances that allowed the offenses to occur (Davids et al, 2015; Gerhard-Burnham et al, 2016). Youth reported that the abandonment or death of their fathers caused them to enter a state of emotional dysregulation.…”

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A Chip Off the Old Block: The Impact of Fathers on Sexual Offending Behavior

Sitney

Kaufman

2020

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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While parenting factors are commonly included as early risk markers for sexual aggression, data specific to paternal impacts on sexual offending are scattered. This review provides a thorough and systematic account of what is known regarding the fathers of sexual offenders. Thirty-four studies were categorized according to four distinct research questions, each addressing theoretical mechanisms by which fathers may influence the violent sexual behavior of their sons. The results suggest that the strongest impacts occur when sons are witness to their fathers engaging in acts of sexual abuse or domestic violence, in accordance with social learning theory. Father–son attachment or relationship quality also appears to have a measurable impact on the son’s engagement in sexual violence. However, paternal demographics and characteristics were generally ineffective at predicting sons’ sexual offenses. Finally, the differences between fathers of adult and juvenile sexual offenders are explored. Implications of those findings for research and applied interventions are included as they may be informative for prevention programming.

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“…Previous research has identified issues with ineffective emotional regulation amongst adolescents with HSB (see Gerhard-Burnham et al, 2016;Print & O'Callaghan, 2004). Thus, several young people with HSB experience social, personal, and health problems (Balfe et al 2019).…”

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Experiences of young people with harmful sexual behaviours in a residential treatment programme: a qualitative study

Gorden

Stanton-Jones

Harrison

et al. 2020

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of young men who have previously participated in a residential treatment programme based in North Wales for harmful sexual behaviours. In-depth interviews with 25 young men aged between 15-33 were conducted and thematically analysed. Findings highlight some key strengths of the treatment programme including building quality relationships with staff and the community and the learning of life skills that are also later employed to manage risk of sexual and non-sexual offending. The study supports recent research (Balfe et al., 2019) that more social and psychological supports need to be available for young people post-treatment while in a period of transition and liminality. Finally, the study further supports other research (de Vries Robbe et al., 2015) in that emphasis should be placed on social, interpersonal, and environmental protective factors rather than psychological ones alone.

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The Lived Experience of the Adolescent Sex Offender: A Phenomenological Case Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Experiences of Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Services: A Qualitative Study

Experiences of Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviors in Services: A Qualitative Study

A Chip Off the Old Block: The Impact of Fathers on Sexual Offending Behavior

Experiences of young people with harmful sexual behaviours in a residential treatment programme: a qualitative study

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