Citation

Abracen J, Looman J, Anderson D. Sex. Abuse 2000; 12(4): 263-274.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

According to a literature review by Marshall (1996), presently available data have not clarified the proportion of sexual offenders who would meet diagnostic criteria for addictive problems. The authors' own literature review failed to find published studies comparing sexual offenders to nonsexual violent offenders on standardized measures of substance abuse. The authors' study is a preliminary investigation of the differences between sexual offenders (rapists: n = 72; child molesters: n = 34) and nonsexual violent offenders (n = 24) on measures of alcohol and drug abuse. The findings indicate that sexual offenders were more likely to abuse alcohol than were nonsexual violent offenders. Nonsexual offenders were significantly more likely to have had a history of other forms of substance abuse. The results are considered in terms of theories of alcohol's contribution to aggressive behavior and sexual aggression. Implications for assessment and treatment of sexual offenders are discussed.(Abstract Adapted from Source: Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Springer)

Adult Male
Adult Offender
Adult Violence
Male Offender
Male Violence
Offender Assessment
Sexual Assault Offender
Child Abuse Offender
Child Sexual Abuse Offender
Child Molester
Rape Offender
Offender Characteristics
Adult Substance Use
Offender Substance Use
Alcohol Use
Drug Use
Sexual-Non Sexual Offender Comparison
Violence Against Women
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