TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Children and young people accused of child sexual abuse: A study within a community
JO  - Journal of sexual aggression
A1  - Taylor, John Francis
SP  - 57
EP  - 70
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - This paper reports on a study of 227 children and young people, all living in a West Midlands city in the UK, who between November 1993 and December 1999 were accused of having sexually abused a child. The study had two main objectives: first to examine the alleged behaviours, family backgrounds and personal characteristics of the young people; and second to discover what factors, if any, may be associated with recidivism later in adulthood. It is still too early to draw firm conclusions regarding recidivism, because half of the sample has not yet reached adulthood. However, preliminary findings contradict the notion that many young people who display sexually abusive behaviour will grow into adult sex offenders.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-2600
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1355260031000149154
ID  - ref1
ER  -