Patterns of rearrest for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous youth who have sexually harmed

Timea Molnar; Nadine McKillop; Troy Allard; John Rynne; Dimity Adams

doi:10.1080/13552600.2020.1850894

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Patterns of rearrest for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous youth who have sexually harmed

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Patterns of rearrest for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous youth who have sexually harmed

Timea Molnar, Nadine McKillop, Troy Allard, John Rynne and Dimity Adams

Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol.27(2), pp.167-184

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2020.1850894

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

rearrest

context

youth

Onset

sexual offending

UniSC Diversity Area - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

This study examined patterns of rearrest in a sample of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous youth who have sexually harmed, and the association between these patterns and personal and environmental characteristics present at the first (i.e., onset) sexual offence. Participants included 111 (n = 67 non-Indigenous; n = 44 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) youth who were reviewed at five fixed-time intervals over a 10-year period. Bivariate analyses (i.e., Chi-square and t-tests) and Analysis of Variance indicated that generally, a higher proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander youth were rearrested for violent and non-sexual/non-violent offences. No differences were found for sexual offences. Overall, those who were rearrested for sexual/violent offences scored higher on personal behavioural controls at onset; whereas, non-sexual/non-violent rearrests were associated with environmental vulnerabilities (i.e., adverse social conditions, population stressors). The findings are discussed in regards to the interplay between youth and the broader ecological environment in which onset and persistence of offending occur.

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Title: Patterns of rearrest for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous youth who have sexually harmed
Authors: Timea Molnar (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Nadine McKillop (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Troy Allard (Author) - Griffith University
John Rynne (Author) - Griffith University
Dimity Adams (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Publication details: Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol.27(2), pp.167-184
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1080/13552600.2020.1850894
ISSN: 1742-6545; 1355-2600
Grants: Understanding and preventing youth sexual violence and abuse: an investigation of offender development, offending onset, and progression, DP110102126, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99502308202621
Output Type: Journal article

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