Juvenile Delinquents

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the history of juvenile sex offenders in comparison to that of juvenile non-sex offenders and notes prominent similarities and differences between the characteristics of the two. The paper explains how the past experiences of the juvenile sex offenders and non-sex offenders play a significant role in these similarities and differences.

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"Although there have been issues raised concerning the contentment of juveniles since the 1800's, it was not until recent years that Psychologists have actually showed interest in the crimes committed by juveniles and what they can do prevent such actions. In fact, concentration on juvenile sex offenders, alone, has grown considerably within the past twenty years (Barbaree et al., 1993). Barbaree, Hudson, and Seto (1993) believe that this new concern is sought to be a direct result of the increased knowledge regarding the amount of juvenile sex offenders traveling about these very streets. What is most disturbing about these juvenile sex offenders is how young the actual perpetrators are, as well as the victims they are abusing. Males fourteen years of age and younger are responsible for between 30% and 50% of child molestations as well as roughly 20% of all rapes inflicted in general (Barbaree et al., 1993)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Abel, G.G., Osborn, C. A., & Twigg, D. A. (1993). Sexual Assault through the Life Span: Adult Offenders with Juvenile Histories. In H. E. Barbaree,W. S. Marshall, & S. M. Hudson (Eds.), The Juvenile Sex Offender (pp. 104-117). New York: The Guilford Press.
• Barbaree, H. E., Hudson, S. M., Seto, M. C. (1993). Sexual Assault in Society: The Role of the Juvenile Offender. In H. E. Barbaree, W. J. Marshall, & S.M. Hudson (Eds.) The Juvenile Sex Offender (pp. 1-24). New York : The Guilford Press.
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• Knight, R. A., & Prentsky, R. A. (1993). Exploring Characteristics for Classifying Juvenile Sex Offenders. In H. E. Barbaree, W. L. Marshall, & S.M. Hudson (Eds.), The Juvenile Sex Offender (pp. 45-83). New York: The Guilford Press.

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