The exception that proves the rule : female sex offending and the gendered nature of sexual violence Mary Stathopoulos, Mary
By: Stathopoulos, Mary
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ArticleSeries: ACSSA research summary.Publisher: Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2014Description: electronic document (24 p.): PDF file: 695.89 KB; HTML.ISSN: 2200-2308 (online).Subject(s): ABUSIVE WOMEN | PERPETRATORS | PREVALENCE | SEX OFFENDERS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Click here to access online
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ACSSA research summary, March 2014Summary: Key messages:
■Although female sex offending is a serious issue it makes up a very small percentage of all sex offences against children and adults: just under 5% of all offences.
■Half of all female sex offenders in the criminal justice system co-offended with a male perpetrator.
■Male coercion is an important avenue for women's offending.
■Victim/survivors of female-perpetrated sexual abuse do not usually disclose abuse.
■Female sexual offending can be difficult to conceptualise and theorise when most theories of sexual offending are based on male perpetrators.
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ACSSA research summary, March 2014
Key messages:
■Although female sex offending is a serious issue it makes up a very small percentage of all sex offences against children and adults: just under 5% of all offences.
■Half of all female sex offenders in the criminal justice system co-offended with a male perpetrator.
■Male coercion is an important avenue for women's offending.
■Victim/survivors of female-perpetrated sexual abuse do not usually disclose abuse.
■Female sexual offending can be difficult to conceptualise and theorise when most theories of sexual offending are based on male perpetrators.
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