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Working With Adolescents And Children Who Have Committed Sex Offences
Author(s) -
Bunston Wendy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.2000.tb00403.x
Subject(s) - psychology , project commissioning , young person , developmental psychology , publishing , criminology , political science , law
Young people are capable of committing serious sexual offences against their siblings, other young people, and adults. This paper defines adolescent sexual offending, explores assessment and treatment approaches, and examines the role of family therapy. Its aim is to encourage family therapists to acknowledge the existence of sex offending behaviours amongst our young and to become more informed about how to respond therapeutically to this complex issue.