Leclerc, B. & Cale, J.2015-07-162015-07-162015Leclerc, B. & Cale, J. (2015). Adult sex offenders in youth oriented institutions: Evidence on sexual victimisation experiences of offenders and their offending patterns. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 497, 1-8.http://aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/tandi_pdf/tandi497.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2321The main aim of this study is to investigate child sexual abuse committed by adult males in youth-oriented institutions. Offender self-report data on the victims they selected and where they offended is presented. A number of characteristics in relation to access to institutions by offenders are also examined. First, very little is known about the criminal history of these offenders and the nature and extent of their own experiences of sexual victimisation. Second, the children these offenders select to abuse, and why, has not been thoroughly examined by any research to date. Third, another fundamental dimension absent from the literature is the examination of the actual locations where offenders take children for sexual contact. Finally, key variables related to access to youth-oriented institutions by offenders who chose this setting in order to sexually abuse children are also investigated.enAustraliaInternational Resourcesinstitutional abuseyouth serving institutionsoffendersArticle