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2012
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Female Sex Offenders
Female-Offenders.com.
“Female sex offenders is an area demanding much more research and education as we are beginning to realize the depth and breadth of the problem. Public awareness is desperately needed, but awareness that avoids the sensationalism that often accompanies this topic. We hope this site can be of some help in doing just that.” Points of entry include: information for survivors; resources including “Top Ten Myths About Female Sex Offenders”; bibliography of various research studies and publications;... Read More
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2012
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Using Adolescent Brain Research to Inform Policy: A Guide for Juvenile Justice Advocates
National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) (Washington, DC).
This paper is an excellent overview of the dramatic impact that changes in their brains have on their behavior. Anyone working with juveniles should know about brain research. Sections of this fact sheet include: introduction; what the research says; how this affects young people's behavior; it is not too early to use this research; how to respectfully frame the research; how brain research relates to positive youth development; one caution'brain development research can be negatively applied; a... Read More
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2011
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The Efficacy of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Framework in Guiding Treatment for Female Young Offenders
By Vitopoulos, Antigone Nina.
It is believed that the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) framework is gender-neutral'that it works the same for male and female juvenile offenders. This report examines whether the RNR framework really does work equally well for male and female youth. This determines: whether RNR based YLS/CMI (Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory) clinician-identified needs are different for boy and girls; if the clinician-identified needs of boys and girls are matched by probation services at identical... Read More
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2010
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Female Sexual Offenders: What Parole Decision-Makers Should Know
By Cortoni, France.
These slides provide the parole professional a concise introduction to issues regarding female sexual offenders. This presentation covers: prevalence of female sexual offenders; their pathways to offending; their risk of recidivism, risk factors, and risk assessment implications; treatment issues and risk management; and putting it all together.... Read More
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19 pages
2009
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Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors
By Finkelhor, David; Ormrod, Richard; Chaffin, Mark. U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
Characteristics of juveniles that are responsible for sex offenses perpetrated against other minors are reported. Sections of this bulletin are: background; the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS); juvenile and adult sex offenders known to police; using NIBRS data to investigate juvenile sex offenders; younger juvenile sex offenders; female juvenile sex offenders; reporting juvenile sex offenses; and implications. Over one-third (35.6%) of known sex offenders are juveniles who tend ... Read More
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