Research over the past 20years indicates that adolescent sex offenders account for a
significant number of child sexual abuse perpetrators. Studies indicate that this group has a …

Lateral violence (LV), a deliberate and harmful behavior demonstrated in the workplace by
one employee to another, is a significant problem in the nursing profession. The many …

This chapter is concerned with problematic, abusive and harmful sexual behaviours
perpetrated by children and young people. Under-reporting, the hidden nature of child …

This review examines recent empirical research literature on several aspects of adolescents
who commit sexual offenses and their treatment. Presumed etiologies for the behavior are …

This chapter examines sexually abusive behavior from a developmental perspective. The
authors begin with a short review of what is known about the developmental course of …

OBJECTIVE: To assess methods used to identify, analyze, and synthesize results of
empirical research on intervention effects, and determine whether published reviews are …

The accurate and appropriate assessment and treatment of juvenile sex offenders is
necessary for public safety and for the juvenile's own development. A growing body of …

Although there is very little research in the area of including parents in juvenile sex offender
treatment, one of the factors that might be worth exploring is how the parental relationship …

During the 1990s there was developing awareness of the fact that children can exhibit
sexually problematic behaviours and that young people can also be sexual abusers of …

Helping child abuse victims receive the mental health treatment they need is an important
component of victim advocacy with children, and benefits both the children and the criminal …