Pub Date : 2012-05-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2012.742478
A. Page, Julie Sprinkle Hill, G. Gilbert
Despite increasingly restrictive sexual offender legislation from 1994 until 2006, there is little evidence that these laws are reducing the number and severity of sexually motivated crimes. This study used a nonrandom sample of 231 adult sexual offenders from 11 outpatient treatment sites and assessed their experiences with residence restrictions in the state of North Carolina. Results indicate sexual offenders face emotional and financial difficulties as a result of residence restrictions, even in a state where restrictions are less stringent. Young adults, in particular, had difficulty securing housing and were often unable to live with supportive family members. Overall, sexual offenders believed residence restrictions do nothing to prevent recidivism.
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Pub Date : 2012-05-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2012.747423
Peter A Kindle
It took courage to write a book that attempts, on the most basic level, to explain the disturbing fact, that “African American men—about 6 percent of the population of the United States—account for...
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Pub Date : 2012-05-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2012.742477
G. Leibowitz
Researchers have noted that there are few empirical investigations on the factors associated with adolescent sexual abusers' modus operandi (MO) (i.e., strategies used to coerce and/or force victim compliance). Understanding MO is critical for effective prevention and treatment. The extant literature has found that certain developmental experiences and contextual factors, such as a history of victimization and family characteristics, may be related to the use of specific MO strategies. New to the literature, this present study also investigated the relationship between substance abuse and MO. Physical neglect and being told by a third person to sexually abuse someone significantly predicted the severity of MO of male incarcerated adolescent sexually victimized sexual offenders (N = 148). Other forms of trauma and substance abuse were not predictors of MO. Research and treatment implications for forensic social workers are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2012-01-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.609766
D. Burton, Davida Ginsberg
In many research studies and findings from federal statistics, one of the few areas wherein African Americans are less overrepresented in incarcerated settings is for male juvenile sexual assault. In this study, using a large sample the authors hypothesized that perhaps this was due to less deviant sexual interest among these youth (as reported in prior studies) after controlling for relevant variables that might explain differences in deviant arousal between Caucasian and African American youth. The result supported this hypothesis. The authors offered discussion, implications, and suggested individually and culturally based treatment for male adolescent sexual offenders.
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Pub Date : 2012-01-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928x.2012.673971
Viola Vaughan-Eden, Rob P. Butters
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Pub Date : 2012-01-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2012.658750
P. Cole
This study aims to explore the perceptions held by law students who work collaboratively with social work students. Findings from the focus group data indicate that law students' perceptions of social work may be influenced by stereotypes. Implications for students preparing to enter into forensic social work practice are considered.
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Pub Date : 2012-01-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2012.658749
S. Phillippi
This analysis compares and contrasts first-time juvenile offenders enrolled in a community-based balanced and restorative justice program whose cases were processed either informally or formally. The study examines contributors to both levels of processing and re-offending. This study examines how family characteristics are associated specifically with level of processing, which are unique attributes compared with juvenile justice studies in the literature. Multivariate predictors of formal levels of processing were age, gender, race, type of offense, marital status of biological parents, and the number of children in the home. Analyses also found that almost twice as many youth who were formally processed were recidivists at 1 year as compared to youth who were informally processed. No significant difference was found in regards to rates of recidivism at 3 years.
{"title":"Socio-Demographic Variables Predicting Formal vs. Informal Juvenile Justice System Handling and Associated Outcomes","authors":"S. Phillippi","doi":"10.1080/1936928X.2012.658749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2012.658749","url":null,"abstract":"This analysis compares and contrasts first-time juvenile offenders enrolled in a community-based balanced and restorative justice program whose cases were processed either informally or formally. The study examines contributors to both levels of processing and re-offending. This study examines how family characteristics are associated specifically with level of processing, which are unique attributes compared with juvenile justice studies in the literature. Multivariate predictors of formal levels of processing were age, gender, race, type of offense, marital status of biological parents, and the number of children in the home. Analyses also found that almost twice as many youth who were formally processed were recidivists at 1 year as compared to youth who were informally processed. No significant difference was found in regards to rates of recidivism at 3 years.","PeriodicalId":89974,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic social work","volume":"2 1","pages":"45 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1936928X.2012.658749","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59935424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2012-01-01DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2012.658904
Peter A Kindle
The societal consequences of the War on Drugs may already be clear to the majority who read this review: mass incarceration, escalating correctional and other criminal justice costs, neighborhood d...
{"title":"Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys by Victor M. Rios","authors":"Peter A Kindle","doi":"10.1080/1936928X.2012.658904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2012.658904","url":null,"abstract":"The societal consequences of the War on Drugs may already be clear to the majority who read this review: mass incarceration, escalating correctional and other criminal justice costs, neighborhood d...","PeriodicalId":89974,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic social work","volume":"2 1","pages":"69 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1936928X.2012.658904","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59935895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-09-15DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.604594
D. McLeod
{"title":"A Review of: “Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment” edited by Theresa A. Gannon and Franca Cortoni. “Female Sexual Predators: Understanding Them to Protect Our Children and Youths” by Karen A. Duncan.","authors":"D. McLeod","doi":"10.1080/1936928X.2011.604594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2011.604594","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89974,"journal":{"name":"Journal of forensic social work","volume":"1 1","pages":"185 - 190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1936928X.2011.604594","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59935560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-09-15DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.598845
Michael J. Tanana, Matt Davis, J. Castillo, M. Próspero
Literature has revealed that ethnic/racial minority youth are over-represented in the juvenile justice system. The present study investigated whether providing legal representation to ethnic/racial minority youth in juvenile court would lead to fewer convictions and less severe sanctions. The sample consisted of 10,938 youth (2003–2007), with 32% ethnic/racial minority youth. The state's juvenile sentencing guidelines were used to evaluate the legal representation practice. Multinomial regressions were conducted to examine the effect of legal representation and ethnicity on convictions and sanctions, controlling for criminal history and severity of offense. Results were that legal representation for both ethnic/racial minority and non-minority youth decreased the likelihood of convictions. However, legal representation was also associated with less and more severe sanctions than recommended sentencing guidelines. Taken together, legal representation for youth in juvenile court may lead to dismissal of criminal charges, but for those youth who are convicted, attorney presence may lead to receiving more severe sanctions.
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