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Exploring the Overlap in Male Juvenile Sexual Offending and General Delinquency: Trauma, Alcohol Use, and Masculine Beliefs

NCJ Number
232055
Journal
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Dated: July/August 2010 Pages: 450-468
Author(s)
Adam Brown; David L. Burton
Date Published
July 2010
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This study investigated the commission of nonsexual violence in a sample of incarcerated juvenile sexual offenders.
Abstract
Despite Burton and Meezan's (2004) finding that sexually aggressive youth are three to four times more likely to recidivate nonsexually than sexually, there is little to no research to date that explores this overlap in criminality. With a sample of 290 male sexually violent adjudicated and incarcerated youth, this study was able to successfully predict those who are exclusively sexually violent from those who are both nonsexually and sexually violent with each of the following factors: childhood trauma, masculine beliefs, and alcohol use. While alcohol use accounted for the greatest variance between the groups, masculine beliefs offered the greatest basis for the discussion and future projects for the authors of the study. Treatment and research implications are offered. Tables, notes, and references (Published Abstract)