Research And Treatment Of Juvenile Sexual Offending From A Policy Point Of View
...Point of View
By
Yvonne K. Ray
A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements of
HS8101 Social Change and Public Policy
September 2005
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Abstract
This paper is a review of previous research conducted on juvenile sexual offending. This paper presents information concerning the research of juvenile sexual offending and the treatments available as well as recidivism. One study by Geradin and Thibaut (2004) found that in the United States, juveniles account for up to one fifth of all rapes and one half of all child molestation committed each year. The number of programs for the treatment of sexually abusive youth has increased from twenty in 1983 to over 800 in 1993. (Geradin & Thibaut, 2004)
Most times when professionals review this topic, they only produce information about male offenders. Although there is not a lot about female offending, there is enough to compare the two.
Since the enactment of Megan's Law in 1996, each state is required to implement sex and child offender registration with community notification legislation in order to receive ten percent of federal anticrime funds.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
..3
Introduction
...4
Presentation of Literature
..6
Molestation
9
Female Offenders
..11
Treatment
...13
Recidivism
20
Sex Offender Registry and Megan's Law
22
Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Research
..24
References
.26
Introduction to Research and Treatment of Juvenile Sexual Offending
Sex is everywhere today. Americans see it...
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