Conference paper
Sibling Incest Offenders as a Subset of Adolescent Sexual Offenders
Child Sexual Abuse: Justice Response or Alternative Resolution
Child Sexual Abuse: Justice Response or Alternative Resolution Conference (Adelaide, Australia, 01-May-2003–02-May-2003)
Australian Institute of Criminology
2003
Abstract
There is a growing body of literature on sibling incest offenders. Previous studies have shown that harm caused by sibling sexual abuse parallels that inflicted by fathers and step-fathers and that sibling incest offenders typically perpetrate greater numbers of offence incidents, over a longer period of time than other adolescent sexual offenders. However, despite such research highlighting the serious nature of sibling sexual abuse, sexual assault perpetrated by siblings is often viewed as somehow less serious than other forms of child sexual abuse. This study will compare a sample of Queensland sibling incest offenders with other adolescent sexual offenders on a number of dimensions including offence dynamics, family background and psychological profile. Discussion will focus on the implications of these research finding, including challenges for the professional systems in responding to sibling sexual abuse.
Details
- Title
- Sibling Incest Offenders as a Subset of Adolescent Sexual Offenders
- Authors
- Susan Rayment-McHugh (Author) - Griffith UniversityIan Nisbet (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Child Sexual Abuse: Justice Response or Alternative Resolution; 9
- Conference details
- Child Sexual Abuse: Justice Response or Alternative Resolution Conference (Adelaide, Australia, 01-May-2003–02-May-2003)
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Date published
- 2003
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450856202621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
Metrics
535 Record Views