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Sexual Offending in Adolescence: A Comparison of Sibling Offenders and Nonsibling Offenders across Domains of Risk and Treatment Need

NCJ Number
236012
Journal
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Dated: May - June 2011 Pages: 245-263
Author(s)
Natasha E. Latzman; Jodi L. Viljoen; Mario J. Scalora; Daniel Ullman
Date Published
June 2011
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This study examined adolescent sibling and nonsibling offenders.
Abstract
Sibling sexual offending has received limited empirical attention, despite estimates that approximately half of all adolescent-perpetrated sexual offenses involve a sibling victim. The present study addresses this gap by examining male adolescent sibling (n = 100) and nonsibling offenders (n = 66) with regard to maltreatment histories and scores on two adolescent risk/need assessment instruments, the ERASOR and YLS/CMI. Adolescents who sexually abused a sibling, versus a nonsibling, were more likely to have histories of sexual abuse and been exposed to domestic violence and pornography. There were no group differences on ERASOR and YLS/CMI scales. This study adds to the limited discourse on sibling sexual offending and the larger literature on the heterogeneity of adolescents who have sexually offended. (Published Abstract)