International Journal of Adolescence and Youth · 1995 · 15 citations · 6 references
Social SciencesCriminologyPsychiatryForensic PsychiatryForensic PsychologyMoral DevelopmentCorrectional TreatmentJuvenile DelinquencyOffender AccountabilityOffender RecoveryOffender RehabilitationSex Offender AssessmentDistortionsInterpersonal Skills DevelopmentJuvenile Offender TreatmentMale Sexual AttitudesOffender RemorseSelf-management InterventionsSocial Interaction SkillsSocial-emotional Skills
ABSTRACT This article outlines the most prominent characteristics of male adolescent sex offenders including family and school histories, sexual attitudes, social skills and relationships, other delinquent behaviors, psychiatric diagnoses, and most importantly, cognitive distortions based on mythical beliefs and misinformation. Treatment mandates accountability and correcting of thinking errors while building a foundation of morality, remorse and empathy for victims, knowledge about sexuality, basic interpersonal skills, and effective self-interventions against relapse and reoffending.
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Glen E. Davis, Harold Leitenberg · Psychological Bulletin · 1987 · 406 citations
Law, Criminology, Psychology +13
Adolescent sexual offenders: Offender and offense characteristics.
Peter A. Fehrenbach, Wayne Smith, Caren Monastersky et al. · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry · 1986 · 399 citations
Law, Criminology, Psychology +17