Moving From Defense to Offense: The Development of an Adolescent Female Sex Offender

Deborah C. Higgs; Margaret M. Canavan; Walter J. Meyer

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Moving From Defense to Offense: The Development of an Adolescent Female Sex Offender

Deborah C. Higgs, Margaret M. Canavan, Walter J. Meyer

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

The development of a 14-year-old female from defending herself from sexual crimes to committing such a crime is presented in case-report form. Her individual history, family dynamics, and transgenerational patterns are explored. A review of the current literature is utilized to understand why some abused persons become abusers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	131-139
Number of pages	9
Journal	The Journal of Sex Research
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499209551638
State	Published - Feb 1 1992

Keywords

Sex offending behavior
adolescence
female sex offender
rape
sexual abuse
sibling incest

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
General Psychology
History and Philosophy of Science

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