Description of Sexual Offending Committed by Canadian Teachers

• NCJ Number: 232052
• Journal: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Dated: July/August 2010 Pages: 403-418
• Author(s): Heather M. Moulden; Philip Firestone; Drew A. Kingston; Audrey F. Wexler
• Date Published: July 2010
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated the demographic and criminal characteristics of Canadian teachers who sexually victimize adolescent students.

Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to describe teachers who sexually offend against youth and the circumstances related to these offenses. Archival Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System reports were obtained from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and demographic and criminal characteristics for the offender, as well as information about the victim and offense, were selected for analyses. A descriptive approach was used to analyze the qualitative reports for a group of 113 Canadian sexual offenders between 1995 and 2002. The results provide a description of adult male teachers who offended within their position of trust as well as offense and victim characteristics. Table and references (Published Abstract)