NCJ Number
92209
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Dated: (1983) Pages: 150-155
Date Published
1983
Length
6 pages
Annotation
A sample of 231 sexual offenders was studied with respect to the progression of their offenses from noncontact sexual crimes (such as voyeurism) as juveniles to the more serious sex assaults of rape and child molestation as adults.
Abstract
Study results reveal that a significant number of offenders manifest a history of sexually inappropriate behaviors beginning in early adolescence. It appears from the study that many offenders begin to act out sexually at an early age and if left untreated, may escalate to more serious sexual assaults. Study data and six references are included. (Author summary modified)