Group sex offending by jeveniles : coercive sex as a group activity / Catrien C. J. H. Bijleved
In: European journal of criminology. - Vol.4,nº1 (jan.2007),p.3-31Idioma: Inglês.Publicação: , 2007Assunto: VIOLÊNCIA SEXUAL | VITIMIZAÇÃO DE ADOLESCENTE | DELINQUÊNCIA JUVENIL -- HOLANDA Resumo: We study sex offences carried out by groups of juveniles, focusing on offender characteristics and the interaction whithin offender groups and between offenders and victims. Using reconstructions of offences from court files as well as information retrieved from personality screenings, we conclude that perpetrators generally had below-average intelligence, and otherwise a fairly average personality profile. Group size was on average four. Offences were generally not planned as such. In same cases, offenders had agreed to have sex with a victim, although without discussing how to arrange that. In other cases, offenders seemed to kwow what was going to happen without discussing it beforehand. In one-third of the groups, a leader orchestrated the offence during the perpetration. The group either was instrumental or functioned as a public to witness the debassement of the victim. The offence itelsef is often regarded as entertainment. In most offence situations at least one vaginal rape took place. In many cases the victim was threatened, even after completion of the offence.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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We study sex offences carried out by groups of juveniles, focusing on offender characteristics and the interaction whithin offender groups and between offenders and victims. Using reconstructions of offences from court files as well as information retrieved from personality screenings, we conclude that perpetrators generally had below-average intelligence, and otherwise a fairly average personality profile. Group size was on average four. Offences were generally not planned as such. In same cases, offenders had agreed to have sex with a victim, although without discussing how to arrange that. In other cases, offenders seemed to kwow what was going to happen without discussing it beforehand. In one-third of the groups, a leader orchestrated the offence during the perpetration. The group either was instrumental or functioned as a public to witness the debassement of the victim. The offence itelsef is often regarded as entertainment. In most offence situations at least one vaginal rape took place. In many cases the victim was threatened, even after completion of the offence.
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