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Openshaw, D. Kim; And Others – Family Relations, 1993
Bibliography assimilates two decades of research focusing on youthful sexual offending. Articles are categorized into six areas (literature reviews, theories of sexual offending, conceptualization, assessment, intervention/prevention strategies, research methods in the investigation of youthful sexual offenders), based on primary focus, with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Criminals, Sexual Abuse
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Bischof, Gary P.; And Others – Family Relations, 1992
Assessed adolescents' perception of family adaptability and cohesion to identify whether and in what ways family systems of adolescent sex offenders (n=39) differ from those of violent juvenile delinquents (n=25), nonviolent juvenile delinquents (n=41), and from nonproblem families. Families of sex offenders were characterized by greater family…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Criminals, Delinquency
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Milner, Joel S.; Murphy, William D. – Family Relations, 1995
Reviews assessment approaches used to evaluate child physical and sexual abuse offenders. Discusses interview and observational methods and problems. Reviews and critiques selected personality measures used to assess child abuse offenders. Reviews offender specific measures. Problems related to the lack of measure specificity and selectivity are…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Criminals, Evaluation