TY - CHAP
T1 - Associations Between Trauma History and Juvenile Sexual Offending
AU - Leenarts, Laura E. W.
AU - McReynolds, Larkin S.
AU - Vermeiren, Robert R. J. M.
AU - Doreleijers, Theo A. H.
AU - Wasserman, Gail A.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Over the past two decades, researchers and clinicians have become increasingly interested in understanding the sexually delinquent behavior of juveniles [1]. Investigations have documented the high rates of histories of interpersonal trauma in juvenile sex offenders [2,3], as well as their high prevalence of mental health problems [4]. Exposure to interpersonal traumatic events is consistently associated with multiple mental health problems for justice system youths, regardless of the presence/absence of a history of sexual offending [5-9].
AB - Over the past two decades, researchers and clinicians have become increasingly interested in understanding the sexually delinquent behavior of juveniles [1]. Investigations have documented the high rates of histories of interpersonal trauma in juvenile sex offenders [2,3], as well as their high prevalence of mental health problems [4]. Exposure to interpersonal traumatic events is consistently associated with multiple mental health problems for justice system youths, regardless of the presence/absence of a history of sexual offending [5-9].
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85128082086&origin=inward
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781771882446
T3 - The Societal Burden of Child Abuse: Long-Term Mental Health and Behavioral Consequences
SP - 39
EP - 52
BT - The Societal Burden of Child Abuse: Long-Term Mental Health and Behavioral Consequences
PB - Apple Academic Press
ER -