Citation

Jonson-Reid M, Way I. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2001; 71(1): 120-130.

Affiliation

George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, USA. jonsonrd@gwbmail.wustl.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11271711

Abstract

Adolescents incarcerated for sexual offenses were compared to those incarcerated for other crimes on measures of prior child abuse and neglect, serious emotional disturbance, and involvement in child welfare and the juvenile justice system. Sexual or physical abuse was more common than neglect among sexual offenders with fewer than three prior maltreatment reports. Sexual offenders were twice as likely to be receiving special education services for severe emotional disturbance, and were usually incarcerated later than other offenders. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Language: en