Understanding and preventing the onset of child sexual abuse in adolescence and adulthood
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Rayment-McHugh, Susan
Smallbone, Stephen
Bromham, Zoe
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Offender and offence characteristics associated with the onset of child sexual abuse in adolescence and adulthood were examined in a sample of males adjudicated for sexual offences. Predictors of adolescent- and adult-onset abuse reinforce that adolescents and adults, for the most part, are two distinct offender populations who may be motivated to sexually abuse for different reasons and who are influenced by opportunity structures, constraints and experiences that characterise these developmental stages. Findings support tailored prevention efforts for adolescents and adults. Emphasis should be placed on primary and secondary prevention efforts that are currently less developed in Australia, compared to tertiary responses.
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TRENDS AND ISSUES IN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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554
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© 2018 TRENDS AND ISSUES IN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Criminology