Open AccessRisk and Criminogenic Needs of Youth Who Sexually Offended in Singapore
Author(s) -
Gerald Zeng,
Chi Meng Chu,
Li Lian Koh,
Jennifer Teoh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sexual abuse
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.272
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1573-286X
pISSN - 1079-0632
DOI - 10.1177/1079063213520044
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , pathology
An increasing amount of research has been carried out to understand the characteristics of subgroups of adult sex offenders, but there is limited research into the risk factors and criminogenic needs of subgroups of youth who sexually offended. The current study investigated if there were differences in the risk and criminogenic needs of 167 Singaporean youth who sexually offended based on two typologies - youth who offended both sexually and nonsexually versus youth who offended only sexually, and youth who offended against child victims versus youth who offended against nonchild victims. Results show that youth who offended both sexually and nonsexually were found to have higher risk and criminogenic needs as compared to youth who only sexually offended. In addition, youth who offended against child victims were found to have higher numbers of previous sexual assaults as compared to youth who offended against nonchild victims. These differences have implications for the management and intervention of youth who sexually offended.
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