CRIM 316 Lecture 3: CRIM 316 -3- 1.24.19
25 Jan 2019
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Crim 316 - lecture 3 - juvenile sex offenders. Understand which factors contribute to juvenile sex offending. Know how treatment for jsos evolved over time & perspectives which influenced changes. Juvenile sexual offender - defined as youth, from 12 to 17 years of age, who commits any sexual act w/ person of any age that is. Juveniles who sexually offend vary significantly in. Us department of justice (2001) - ucr. 16% of rapes, 19% of other sexual offences. 3% of adolescent population self-reported committing sexual offence. Juveniles - 20% of rapes & b/w 30%-50% of cases of child sexual abuse. Most of abuses would typically be known victim. Suggests jsos have different etiological factors than other njsos. Assessment & treatment methods developed for general juvenile offenders will be less effective for jsos. Focuses on unique factors contributing to jsos, including. Idea that juvenile sex offenders would have more childhood attachment problems than general juvenile offenders.
