Comparison of female and male children with sexual behavior problems

Date

1995

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Abstract

This article compares the characteristics of two groups of children, 34 females and 237 males, who exhibit sexual behavior problems and are clients of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Children and Family Services. In addition to the children's demographic variables, descriptions of their families, their sexual-offending behaviors, their victims, other presenting problems, legal actions, and risk of reoffending factors are presented. (Author Abstract)

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Keywords

child abuse, child sexual behavior, child perpetrator, research

Citation

Ray, J. A., & English, D. J. (1995). Comparison of female and male children with sexual behavior problems. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 24(4), 439-451.

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