TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Criminal profiles of violent juvenile sex and violent juvenile non sex offenders: an explorative longitudinal study
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Van Wijk, Anton Ph
A1  - Mali, Bas R. F.
A1  - Bullens, Ruud A. R.
A1  - Vermeiren, R. R. J. M.
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1355
VL  - 22
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260507304802
ID  - ref1
ER  -