Female Sex Offenders

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This paper examines through a literature review how there are a number of myths and stereotypes about women in our culture that have contributed to the under-reporting of childhood sexual abuse by female offenders. It explores the reasons behind the potential female abuser, such as past sexual and physical victimization, as well as ongoing physical victimization. It also looks at how the number of incarcerated women who are convicted of sex offenses is actually higher than believed and how they require a complex variety of treatment programs.

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"Female sex offending appears to be associated more with relationship and dependency issues than with deviant sexual preferences (Nathan, Ward 2001). Early research and clinical experience suggests that female sex offenders are a heterogenous group who can be placed into distinct categories according to their psychological and offence characteristics (Nathan, Ward 2001). Individuals who fall into the pre-disposed category might require intensive fantasy work, while those whose offending occur in the context of a professional relationship, such a teacher-lover, need to focus on issues associated with power and control (Nathan, Ward 2001). Research and clinical experience suggest that treatment programs for women have only provisional utility and evidence based research is necessary to validate the usefulness of these programs (Nathan, Ward 2001)."

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