Research and Treatment of Juvenile Sexual Offending

From a Policy Point of View

By

Yvonne K. Ray

A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements of

HS8101 Social Change and Public Policy

September 2005

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Abstract
This paper is a review of previous research conducted on juvenile sexual offending. This paper presents information concerning the research of juvenile sexual offending and the treatments available as well as recidivism. One study by Geradin and Thibaut (2004) found that in the United States, juveniles account for up to one fifth of all rapes and one half of all child molestation committed each year. The number of programs for the treatment of sexually abusive youth has increased from twenty in 1983 to over 800 in 1993. (Geradin & Thibaut, 2004)
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