@article{ref1,
title="Criminal profiles of violent juvenile sex and violent juvenile non sex offenders: an explorative longitudinal study",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2007",
author="Van Wijk, Anton Ph and Mali, Bas R. F. and Bullens, Ruud A. R. and Vermeiren, R. R. J. M.",
volume="22",
number="10",
pages="1340-1355",
abstract="Few studies have longitudinally investigated the criminal profiles of violent juvenile sex and violent juvenile non-sex offenders. To make up for this lack, this study used police records of juveniles to determine the nature of the criminal profiles of violent sex offenders (n = 226) and violent non-sex offenders (n = 4,130). All offenders committed their first offense in 1996 and were followed for 7 years. Results showed that violent sex offenders and violent non-sex offenders cannot be considered a homogeneous group because of different background characteristics and criminal profiles. Sex and violent offenses often constitute a small part of a broader criminal pattern. Further research is necessary to reveal in more detail the developmental and criminological patterns of violent and sexual delinquency. Treatment and intervention programs may benefit from this.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260507304802",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260507304802"
}