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Latent Profile Analysis Predicting Recidivism Among Women Who Have Sexually Offended. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Judy H Hong,Holly A Miller,Yu Liu,Paulina A Kulesz,Rheeda L Walker
The few existing typology studies on women who have sexually offended (WWSO) have largely been limited by small sample sizes, have not included scale scores from risk assessments, or used recidivism within their typology (instead of using typologies to predict recidivism). In our sample of 241 WWSO, we conducted a latent profile analysis and observed four, distinct profiles: "low-risk WWSO," characterized
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Static-99R Norms and Cross-Cultural Validity for Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Men Convicted of Sexual Offences. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Mark V A Howard,Chee Seng Chong,Kristy Murphy
This study examined Static-99R normative data and cross-cultural validity in a sample of 811 Aboriginal and 3257 non-Aboriginal Australian men (N = 4068) serving custodial orders for sexual offences in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Aboriginal men scored significantly higher on the Static-99R than non-Aboriginal men (M = 4.39 vs. 2.61) and were more likely to be represented in higher categories
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A Multi-Perspective Qualitative Study About Working With Autistic Individuals in Prison-Based Interventions to Address Sexual Offending. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Luke P Vinter,Gayle Dillon,Belinda Winder,Craig A Harper
Research suggests that sexual offending is one of the more common forms of offending behaviour committed by autistic individuals. Despite this, very little research has investigated approaches to rehabilitation for autistic individuals who have sexually offended. The small body of literature that does exist suggests that interventions to address sexual offending may not be sufficiently adapted for
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Predictors of Individual and Interpersonal Adjustment Among Non-offending Partners of Individuals With Histories of Sexual Offenses. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-11-11 Katie Cassidy,Scott T Ronis
Recent research indicates that the consequences of sexual offenses extend beyond target victims, including to non-offending partners of individuals with sexual offense histories. However, little research has focused on non-offending partners' wellbeing and relationships with persons with sexual offense histories leading up to and following acts of sexual aggression. Non-offending partners may be secondary
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Men's Narratives of Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in Urban Mwanza, Northwestern Tanzania. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Zaina Mchome,Gerry Mshana,Donati Malibwa,Diana Aloyce,Annapoorna Dwarumpudi,Esther Peter,Saidi Kapiga,Heidi Stöckl
Engaging men has been established as central in addressing intimate partner violence. Yet few studies on intimate partner violence explored men's perspectives on what constitutes sexual violence in relationships only. To explore how men conceptualize sexual violence, we engaged a qualitative approach to unpack men's narratives of sexual IPV. The study was conducted in Mwanza, Tanzania using in-depth
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Inadequate Coping Strategies of Men who Have Committed Sexual Aggression Against Women: A Study of Their Developmental Antecedents. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Alexandre Gauthier,Caroline Deli,Etienne Garant,Jean Proulx
Several researchers have found that men who have committed sexual aggression have inadequate coping strategies (e.g., paraphilic sexual fantasies, substance abuse). However, very few researchers have empirically examined the factors potentially associated with the development of these strategies. In 2011, Maniglio hypothesized that the inadequate coping strategies of men who have committed sexual aggression
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Interactions Between Offender and Crime Characteristics Leading to a Lethal Outcome in Cases of Sexually-Motivated Abductions. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Eric Beauregard,Julien Chopin
Despite the widespread public concern regarding abduction, research on this type of crime is scarce. This lack of research is even more pronounced when looking at cases that end with the death of the victim. In fact, all of the research looking at lethal outcomes in cases of abductions has focused exclusively on child victims and has failed to consider the interactions at the multivariate level between
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The Impact of a Public Health Campaign to Deter Viewing of Child Sexual Abuse Images Online: A Case Study of the UK Stop It Now! Campaign. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Emily F Newman,Erifili Efthymiadou,Ethel Quayle,Tom Squire,Deborah Denis,Richard Wortley,Klaus M Beier,Nikolaos Koukopoulos
Public campaigns offer an opportunity to prevent child sexual abuse by raising awareness and promoting help available to bystanders, victims, and those at risk of perpetrating the abuse. This paper explores the impact of The Lucy Faithfull Foundation's 'Stop It Now!' campaign in the UK (2015-2018) on help-seeking. Helpline calls (11,190 unique callers), website analytics (109,432 new website visitors)
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Factor Analysis With Unusual Sexual Interests: A Replication Study in a Representative Population Sample. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Eveline E Schippers,Wineke Smid,Larissa Hoogsteder,Vivienne de Vogel
A previous study found a variety of unusual sexual interests to cluster in a five-factor structure, namely submission/masochism, forbidden sexual activities, dominance/sadism, mysophilia, and fetishism (Schippers et al., 2021). The current study was an empirical replication to examine whether these findings generalized to a representative population sample. An online, anonymous sample (N = 256) representative
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Perpetration-Focused Prevention: The Perceptions of Victim-Survivors. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Gemma McKibbin,Esther Gallois,Cathy Humphreys
Policymakers are increasingly calling on victim-survivors of child sexual abuse to consult on prevention initiatives, including perpetration-focused prevention efforts like Stop it Now! However, very little is known about the perspectives of victim-survivors on perpetration-focused prevention and whether they support such initiatives. This study was informed by the research question: How do victim-survivors
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"That Doesn't Define Who I Am": Strategies of Resistance to Stigmatization Among a Sample of U. S. Individuals Convicted of a Sexual Offense. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Emily D Spivey
Individuals convicted of a sexual offense are subject to considerable levels of stigmatization that should lead to internalization of the criminal label according to some versions of labeling theory (Becker, 1963). Recent research has begun to explore how individuals resist and otherwise negotiate their identities in response to stigma, although this research has not yet been applied to the study of
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Paraphilias, Sociodemographic and Forensic Profiles of Men Convicted of Sexual Offenses in Turkey. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-08-27 Burcu Kok Kendirlioglu,Derya Ipekcioglu,Nedim Havle,Mehmet Cem Ilnem
This study investigated the psychiatric, paraphilic, and forensic profiles of men who were convicted of sexual offenses. It also examined childhood trauma exposure in the group with potential paraphilia. The study was performed in the closed prison located in the Istanbul Silivri Penal Institutions Campus. The interview data of 100 men convicted of sexual offenses were obtained from the psychiatric
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The Ripple Effects of Post-Conviction Traumatic Stress in People Required to Register as Sex Offenders and their Families. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Jill S Levenson,Danielle Arlanda Harris
Post-Conviction Traumatic Stress (PCTS) describes the cognitive, psychological, and physiological symptoms of trauma that result from a range of experiences with the criminal justice system. This pilot study aimed to empirically validate the construct of PCTS utilizing the Post-Traumatic Checklist (PCL-5), an existing measure of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
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Erotic Feelings Towards Patients in the Psychotherapy Session: Investigating Their Relationship With the Characteristics of the Therapist, the Patient, and the Treatment. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Alberto Stefana,Eric A Youngstrom
Experiencing erotic feelings towards a patient is a fairly common occurrence, not pathological per se, during phases of psychotherapy. This study aims to analyze associations between, on the one hand, the presence in therapists of romantic attraction (RA), sexual attraction (SA), or flirting behavior (FB) toward patients and, on the other hand, a series of characteristics of therapist, patient, and
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Motives for Sex and Sexual Perpetration in College Men: An Exploratory Study. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 N Gesser,F G Eby,R E Anderson
OBJECTIVE Prior research has rarely focused on sexual motives (e.g., motives for having sex) when studying sexual violence perpetration prevention. The current study examined the role of sexual motives alongside other risk factors like alcohol expectancies in predicting sexual violence. METHOD We analyzed data from 205 male college students; 36% reported sexual perpetration of some type. Participants
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Emotional Congruence with Children: An Empirical Examination of Different Models in Men with a History of Sexually Offending Against Children. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Julia M Fraser,Kelly M Babchishin,L Maaike Helmus
Emotional congruence with children (ECWC) is a psychologically meaningful risk factor for sexual offending against children (SOC). Based on previous research and theory, three models have been proposed to explain ECWC: Blockage, Sexual Domain, and Psychological Immaturity. Using structural equation modelling in a routine correctional sample of men adjudicated for sexual offences (n = 983), we found
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Investigating Trauma Symptomology as a Mediator of the Relationships Between Childhood Maltreatment and Sexual and Non-Sexual Delinquency Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Rebecca L. Bosetti
Maltreatment is a risk factor for both sexual and non-sexual delinquency. Little is known about how specific forms of maltreatment relate to the distinct offending outcomes. Though trauma symptoms ...
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The Risk, Need, and Responsivity Relevance of Working Alliance in a Sexual Offense Treatment Program: Its Intersection With Psychopathy, Diversity, and Treatment Change Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Mark E. Olver, Keira C. Stockdale, Emily K. Riemer
The current study examined the self-reported working alliance of men attending a high intensity sexual offense treatment program and its associations with psychopathy, sexual violence risk, treatme...
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Sexual Misconduct: What Does a 20-Year Review of Cases in Quebec Reveal about the Characteristics of Professionals, Victims, and the Disciplinary Process? Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Geneviève Manuela Martin, Isabelle Beaulieu
While there is a considerable body of literature on sexual aggression, we know much less about the violation of sexual boundaries within professional relationships. To address this knowledge gap, t...
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Learning From Consumers of Mandated Sex-Offending Programs: “It’s Not Treatment, I Wish It Was.” Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Jill S. Levenson, Melissa D. Grady, Heike Lasoski, Kyle T. Collins
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore clients’ perceptions of sex-offending treatment. The sample included 291 people required to register as sex offenders in the U.S. who answered a...
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Dynamic Individual Risk Networks: Personalized Network Modelling Based on Experience Sampling Data Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Wineke J. Smid, Edwin C. Wever, Nathalie Van den Heuvel
Following a network perspective, risk of sexual reoffending can be understood as a construct that emerges from the interactions between risk factors. If these interrelationships are validly mapped ...
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A Descriptive Model of Voyeuristic Behavior Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Victoria P. M. Lister, Theresa A. Gannon
Over the last 50 years, there has been a plethora of research exploring sexual offending with a recent focus on online offending. However, little research has focused on voyeurism despite convictio...
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Relationships Between Early Maladaptive Schemas and Emotional States in Individuals With Sexual Convictions Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Marije Keulen-de Vos, Geertje Giesbers, Julia Hülsken
This study seeks to add to the existing knowledge and available literature on schema therapy elements in forensic inpatient samples. Early maladaptive schemas and emotional states were assessed in ...
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Moderators of Sexual Recidivism as Indicator of Treatment Effectiveness in Persons With Sexual Offense Histories: An Updated Meta-analysis Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Lisa Holper, Andreas Mokros, Elmar Habermeyer
The present meta-analysis is an update of the meta-analysis by Schmucker and Lösel [Campbell Syst. Rev. 2017; 13: 1–75], which synthesized evidence on sexual recidivism as an indicator of treatment...
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Factors Associated With Contact Sexual Offending Among a Non-Forensic Sample of Women With Sexual Interest in Children – Results From an Anonymous Online Survey Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Viola Erkan, Johanna Schröder, Peer Briken, Safiye Tozdan
This study aimed at assessing the extent to which factors associated with male child sexual offending may also be applicable to women with a self-identified sexual interest in children. Participant...
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A Grounded Theory Model of Relationship Decision-Making in Non-Offending Partners of Individuals Accused of Sexual Offending Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Lea C. Kamitz, Theresa A. Gannon
Non-offending partners of individuals who have committed sexual offenses often choose to end their relationship given the many negative consequences they face as a result of their partner’s offendi...
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The Impact of Mental Illness and Intellectual Disability Information on General Public Perceptions of a Person Convicted of a Child Sex Offence Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Zara P. Brodie, Kirsty Shirlaw, Christopher J. Hand
A person convicted of sex offences (PCSO) is confronted with several challenges upon re-entry to the community, often facing difficulties accessing housing and employment, and experiencing stigmati...
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Evaluating a Theory-Based Online Program for Preventing Sexual Aggression: An Experimental-Longitudinal Study With German University Students Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-02-06 Paulina Tomaszewska, Isabell Schuster, Barbara Krahé
This pre-registered study evaluated an intervention designed to reduce sexual aggression perpetration and victimization by changing risky scripts for consensual sexual interactions and correspondin...
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Understanding the Risk of Sexual Reoffending in Adult Men: A Network-Based Model Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Jan Willem van den Berg, Daan J. van Beek, Yvonne H. A. Bouman, Erick Janssen, Wineke J. Smid, Luk Gijs
The predominant approach to understand dynamic risk factors of sexual reoffending has been referred to as the Propensities Model (Thornton, 2016). According to this model, dynamic risk factors can ...
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The Predictive Validity of the Revised Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interests (SSPI-2) Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Martina Faitakis, Skye Stephens, Michael C. Seto
The Revised Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interests (SSPI-2) is a five-item measure that assesses for pedohebephilia (sexual attraction to prepubescent and pubescent children) based on child victi...
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Online Communities for Child-Attracted Persons as Informal Mental Health Care: Exploring Self-Reported Wellbeing Outcomes Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 L. M. J. Bekkers, E. R. Leukfeldt, T. J. Holt
Online support communities are gaining attention among child-attracted persons (CAPs). Though research has largely focused on the negative consequences these environments create for potential offen...
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Same Score, Different Audience, Different Message: Perceptions of Sex Offense Risk Depend on Static-99R Risk Level and Personality Factors of the Recipient Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Robert J. B. Lehmann, Thomas Schäfer, L. Maaike Helmus, Julia Henniges, Monika Fleischhauer
There are multiple ways to report risk scale results. Varela et al. (2014) found that Static-99R results were interpreted differently by prospective jurors based on risk level (high vs low) and an ...
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Are Sex Offending Allegations Viewed Differently? Exploring the Effect of Offense Type and Conviction Status on Criminal Stigmatization Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Craig A. Harper, Philip N. S. Rumney, Deborah A. Sackey
Attitudes towards individuals with sexual convictions play a major role in the formation of legislative action, including sentencing policies and registration and notification procedures. However, ...
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Sexual Recidivism During Treatment: Impact on Therapists Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Michel Raymond, Jean Proulx, Geneviève Ruest, Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie
There are few studies of therapists’ reactions to working with individuals who have committed sexual offenses, and almost none on reactions following sexual recidivism by a patient who is currently...
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Protectors of Society: Understanding the Impact of Courtesy Stigma on the Experiences of Volunteers Working With Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offences Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-12-23 Jessica Parkes, Dr. Debra Gray, Dr. Lynn McKeague
Volunteers are integral to the criminal justice system. For some, this involves providing support in the community to those convicted of sexual offences, which has been found to reduce the risk of ...
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“Falling Through the Cracks”: A Retrospective Exploration of the Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Men Convicted of Sexual Crimes Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Helen Swaby, Rebecca Lievesley
The prevalence and impact of sexual abuse is of global concern, and the alarming rates of victimization have inspired a focus on its prevention. Whilst research has begun to explore the experiences...
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General Criminal Dynamic Risk and Strength Factors Predict Short-Term General Recidivism Outcomes Among People Convicted of Sexual Crime During Community Supervision Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-12-17 Melissa S. de Roos, Caleb D. Lloyd, Ralph C. Serin
There are clinical practice and operational reasons why it may be appropriate to primarily focus on general risk factors when supervising people convicted of sexual crime in the community. General ...
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“I Know It’s Hard to Believe, But the Monster Who Abused Me is My Mother:” Experiences of Being Sexually Abused as a Child by a Female Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Attrash-Najjar Afnan, Dana Lassri, Carmit Katz
In the present study we sought to shed light on the experience of adults who were sexually abused by females. Narratives in the current study were chosen from a large set of narratives (n = 505) th...
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A Qualitative Examination of School Counselors’ Experiences of Sextortion Cases of Female Students in Israel Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-12-13 Michal Dolev-Cohen, Inbar Nezer, Anwar Abu Zumt
Sextortion (a portmanteau of “sexual” and “extortion”) is a relatively new phenomenon of sexual exploitation, which occurs when a person threatens another with the distribution of sexual content on...
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Sexual Offense Disclosure Assessment in Youth Referred to Community Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 David J. Kolko, Katherine T. Foster, Eunice Torres, Jonathan Hart, Jeff Rounds, Kevin Rumbarger
This study seeks to extend research evaluating tools to assess the disclosure of sexually abusive behavior. The subjects were 239 male youth (ages 10–20 years) who were court-ordered to participate...
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Predictive Validity of Static-99R Among 8,207 Men Convicted of Sexual Crimes in South Korea: A Prospective Field Study Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Seung C. Lee, R. Karl Hanson, Jeong Sook Yoon
The accuracy of risk assessment tools for Asian populations has received relatively little research attention. This study evaluated one of the most widely used static risk assessment tools - Static...
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Open Versus Closed Group Treatment of Men with a History of Sexual Offenses Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Emily K Stevenson, Stuart DM Thomas, Michael Daffern
Treatment programs for people with histories of sexual violence form a critical part of criminal justice service rehabilitation. Completion of these programs is often a precondition of release. Met...
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Long Term Recidivism Rates Among Individuals at High Risk to Sexually Reoffend Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 R. Karl Hanson, Seung C. Lee, David Thornton
Preventive detention provisions in the US and Canada assume we can identify, in advance, individuals at high risk for sexual recidivism. To test this assumption, 377 adult males with a history of s...
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Do Sanctions Affect Undetected Sexual Offending? Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Sharon M. Kelley, Rachel E. Kahn, James C. Mundt, Robert M. Barahal
Undetected sexual offending creates challenges for risk assessment since estimated sexual recidivism rates are based on documented charges or convictions. Courts and other stakeholders may be prima...
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Modus Operandi in Sexual Assaults of Female Strangers Does Not Change Over Time Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Eric Beauregard, Julien Chopin, Martin Andresen
Criminological theories and widespread assumptions about crime suggest that the modus operandi involved in sexual crimes should have changed over time given various contextual changes, such as bett...
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Comparison of Community and Expert Samples in the Perceived Risk of Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-11-08 Emily A. Calobrisi, Raymond A. Knight
Public and clinician attitudes are important to consider when studying the reentry of individuals who sexually offend. Uninformed public attitudes drive the continued use of ineffective policies li...
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Investigating the Effect of Post-Release Housing Mobility on Recidivism: Considering Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-10-26 Jason Rydberg, Beth M. Huebner, Eric Grommon, Amanda Miller
It is widely understood that stable housing is a key element in the transition from prison to the community. However, many persons under correctional supervision face substantial barriers in securi...
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Implementation of a Treatment Program for Individuals Imprisoned for Sex Offenses in Uruguay: Achievements, Problems and Challenges Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Olga Sánchez de Ribera, Nicolás Trajtenberg, Ana Martínez-Catena, Santiago Redondo-Illescas
Treatment for individuals convicted of sex offenses has substantially improved in developed countries in recent decades, providing practitioners with an extensive literature to guide the implementa...
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Etiological Pathways to the Emergence of Preteen Problematic Sexual Behavior: An Exploratory Mediational Model Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-09-18 Brian Allen
Studies examining the etiology of problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among pre-teen children often rely on identifying correlational relationships without examining potential causal mechanisms. This...
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Multiple-Perpetrator and Solo-Offender Sexual Assaults Between Strangers: Differences and Predictive Variables Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Andrea Gimenez-Salinas Framis, Meritxell Perez Ramirez, Jose Luis Gonzalez Alvarez, Juan Enrique Soto Castro
Multiple-perpetrator rape is an under-studied topic, but there has been a recent increase in studies on the differences between multiple-perpetrator sexual offenses and the ones perpetrated by solo...
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Psychological and Developmental Correlates of Paraphilic and Normophilic Sexual Interests Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-09-05 Ashley Brown, Edward D. Barker, Qazi Rahman
The classification of sexual fantasies and behaviors (here referred to as ‘sexual interests’) has historically been divided into ‘paraphilic’ and ‘normophilic’. However, studies on paraphilic inter...
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Correspondence of Child Age and Gender Distribution in Child Sexual Exploitation Material and Other Child Content With Age and Gender of Child Sexual Assault Victims Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Angela W. Eke, Michael C. Seto
Accessing child sexual exploitation material (CSEM; child pornography in legal statutes) can indicate sexual interest in children. It logically follows then that the age and gender of the depicted ...
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Paraphilic Interests Versus Behaviors: Factors that Distinguish Individuals Who Act on Paraphilic Interests From Individuals Who Refrain Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Lauryn Vander Molen, Scott T. Ronis, Aryn A. Benoit
Little is known about distinct factors linked with acting on paraphilic interests or refraining from engaging in paraphilic behaviors. Participants from Canada and the United States (N = 744), aged...
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Paraphilic Interests Versus Behaviors: Factors that Distinguish Individuals Who Act on Paraphilic Interests From Individuals Who Refrain. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Lauryn Vander Molen,Scott T Ronis,Aryn A Benoit
Little is known about distinct factors linked with acting on paraphilic interests or refraining from engaging in paraphilic behaviors. Participants from Canada and the United States (N = 744), aged 19-42 years (M = 29.2; SD = 3.18), were recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk. Participants completed questionnaires about their paraphilic interests and behaviors, as well as potential key factors
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Improving Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research on Sexual Abuse Perpetration Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 Amanda M. Fanniff, Apryl A. Alexander
In this editorial, we describe our recommendations for how Sexual Abuse can improve justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in the scholarship that is published in these pages. This editorial grew out of a process of consultation between Editorial Board members, the first author, Michael Seto (Editor in Chief; EIC), and other stakeholders. During this process, we agreed to provide context
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Pedohebephilia and Perceived Non-coercive Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Non-matched Case-Control Studies Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 Sara Jahnke, Alexander F. Schmidt, Jürgen Hoyer
Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study...
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Pedohebephilia and Perceived Non-coercive Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Non-matched Case-Control Studies. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 Sara Jahnke,Alexander F Schmidt,Jürgen Hoyer
Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking (Study 2) men with and without self-reported pedohebephilia to complete the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and scales to assess perceived non-coercive childhood sexual experiences
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Improving Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research on Sexual Abuse Perpetration. Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 Amanda M Fanniff,Apryl A Alexander
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Power-Related Emotions, Alcohol Intoxication, and Nonconsensual Sex Intentions: The Role of Fear of Intimacy Sexual Abuse (IF 2.883) Pub Date : 2022-05-10 Elizabeth C. Neilson, Daniel W. M. Maitland, William H. George
The problem of alcohol-involved sexual assault against women highlights the need to identify how the presence of alcohol interacts with risk factors associated with sexual assault perpetration. One...