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Differences in Psychosexual Development Among Child, Peer, and Mixed Juvenile Sex Offenders
Author(s) -
Lillard Colleen M.,
CooperLehki Christi,
Fremouw William J.,
DiSciullo Victoria A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.14194
Subject(s) - psychology , juvenile delinquency , psychosexual development , sex offender , paraphilia , juvenile , sex offense , peer group , injury prevention , poison control , clinical psychology , human factors and ergonomics , developmental psychology , sexual abuse , sexual behavior , medicine , medical emergency , biology , genetics
Researchers have examined a number of typologies of juvenile sex offenders, including victim age. Using data from psychological evaluations and the Multiphasic Sex Inventory‐ II ( MSI ‐ II ; [Psychological assessment of sex offenders, 2010 ]), this study compared child offenders (i.e., victims were more than 4 years younger), peer offenders (i.e., victims were 4 years younger or less), and mixed offenders (i.e., both child and peer victims) on variables including victim, offender, and offense characteristics, and psychosexual development. Peer offenders had more severe sexual offenses, prior status/nonviolent charges, and issues with sexual functioning. Mixed offenders began offending at a younger age and were indiscriminate in gender and relationship of the victim. Mixed offenders were also more likely than child and peer offenders to have prior sex offender treatment, meaning they had previously failed treatment. As juvenile sex offenders are a heterogeneous group, these research findings suggest that child offenders, peer offenders, and mixed offenders’ treatment needs differ from each other.