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dc.contributor.authorLeclerc, Benoit
dc.contributor.authorFelson, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-21T23:26:43Z
dc.date.available2017-12-21T23:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1079-0632
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1079063214544331
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/113063
dc.description.abstractAdolescent abuse of younger children has long been recognized, but empirical research on the circumstances of this phenomenon is rare. This article examines how adolescent offenders find and gain access to victims, work out time alone with them, and set up or exploit settings for sexual contact. Prior researchers learned that adult sex offenders use certain routine activities to perform these tasks. The current research inquires whether adolescent offenders are similar. We administered Kaufman’s Modus Operandi Questionnaire to a sample of 116 Canadian adolescent males undergoing treatment for a sexual offense against a child. Adolescent offenders follow routines similar to adults but are better able to use games and activities as a prelude to sexual abuse. We discuss how routine legal activities set the stage for activities and should be considered when devising situational prevention strategies.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom116
dc.relation.ispartofpageto131
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSexual Abuse
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440299
dc.titleRoutine Activities Preceding Adolescent Sexual Abuse of Younger Children
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLeclerc, Benoit


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