TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Juvenile sex offenders in a Dutch mandatory educational programme: Subtypes and characteristics
JO  - Journal of sexual aggression
A1  - Höing, Mechtild
A1  - Jonker, Marianne
A1  - van Berlo, Willy
SP  - 332
EP  - 346
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - Significant differences between subgroups of juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) are found in both Dutch and international research. Most of this literature represents the more delinquent and more disturbed sections of the population of JSOs. This paper describes the characteristics of 302 less disturbed and less violent JSOs in a mandatory educational programme. Characteristics of exhibitionists (n=26), child molesters (n=39) and peer offenders (n=237) are compared. Peer offenders are subdivided into solo offenders (n=90) and group offenders (n=142). Variables are: demographics, family background, psychosocial functioning, offence characteristics and victim characteristics. Significant differences are found in a large number of variables, supporting findings from earlier research in clinical samples. Differences between subgroups are largest between group-offending peer offenders, on one hand, and exhibitionists and child molesters on the other hand. The majority of our sample seems to have an ordinary background and shows no apparent sign of psychosocial dysfunction. The clinical and theoretical relevance of the results is discussed.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-2600
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600903350991
ID  - ref1
ER  -