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dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Lara
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-10T12:30:38Z
dc.date.available2017-10-10T12:30:38Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1936-4822
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12119-017-9459-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/347211
dc.description.abstractThe mass media has the ability to shape public opinion on child sexual offenders. To date, research has found that offenses committed by female child sexual offenders have been portrayed in the media with undertones of sympathy and romanticization. With the apparent shift in gender roles toward gender egalitarianism, the aim of the present study was to obtain an up-to-date understanding of how female child sexual offenders are portrayed in the print media across western countries. The study utilized newspaper articles involving female child sexual offenders, published in English across western countries from 2012 to 2016 (N = 35 articles). A qualitative content analysis revealed two major themes: female child sexual offenders are dangerous and they are accountable for their actions. The findings of the current study are positive and shed light on the potential advancement of the reporting of female child sexual offenders in the print media at an international level.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto14
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSexuality & Culture
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCultural Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1608
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2002
dc.titleThe New Portrayal of Female Child Sexual Offenders in the Print Media: A Qualitative Content Analysis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Springer US. This is an electronic version of an article published in Sexuality & Culture, 2017. Sexuality & Culture is available online at: http://link.springer.com/ with the open URL of your article.
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gro.griffith.authorChristensen, Larissa S.


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