Understanding and preventing the onset of child sexual abuse in adolescence and adulthood

Nadine McKillop; Susan Rayment-McHugh; Stephen Smallbone; Zoe Bromham

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Understanding and preventing the onset of child sexual abuse in adolescence and adulthood

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Understanding and preventing the onset of child sexual abuse in adolescence and adulthood

Nadine McKillop, Susan Rayment-McHugh, Stephen Smallbone and Zoe Bromham

Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, (554), pp.1-19

2018

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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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Title: Understanding and preventing the onset of child sexual abuse in adolescence and adulthood
Authors: Nadine McKillop (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Susan Rayment-McHugh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Stephen Smallbone (Author) - Griffith University
Zoe Bromham (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, (554), pp.1-19; 19
Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology
Date published: 2018
ISSN: 0817-8542; 1836-2206
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: 99450750302621
Output Type: Journal article

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