Adverse childhood experiences in the lives of male sex offenders : implications for trauma-informed care Jill S. Levenson, Gwenda M. Willis and David S. Prescott
By: Levenson, Jill S
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Contributor(s): Willis, Gwenda M | Prescott, David S.
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ArticleSeries: Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment.Publisher: Sage, 2014Subject(s): ABUSIVE MEN | ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE | ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE | ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES | CHILD NEGLECT | EMOTIONAL ABUSE | PHYSICAL ABUSE | RISK FACTORS | SEPARATION | SEX OFFENDERS | UNITED STATES | CHILD ABUSE | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSEOnline resources: Read the abstract
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Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 2014, Advance online publication, 28 May 2014Summary: This US-based study explored the prevalence of childhood trauma in a sample of 679 male sexual offenders using the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) scale. Compared with males in the general population, sex offenders had more than 3 times the odds of child sexual abuse (CSA), nearly twice the odds of physical abuse, 13 times the odds of verbal abuse, and more than 4 times the odds of emotional neglect and coming from a broken home. Less than 16% endorsed zero ACEs and nearly half endorsed four or more. (from the abstract)
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 2014, Advance online publication, 28 May 2014
This US-based study explored the prevalence of childhood trauma in a sample of 679 male sexual offenders using the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) scale. Compared with males in the general population, sex offenders had more than 3 times the odds of child sexual abuse (CSA), nearly twice the odds of physical abuse, 13 times the odds of verbal abuse, and more than 4 times the odds of emotional neglect and coming from a broken home. Less than 16% endorsed zero ACEs and nearly half endorsed four or more. (from the abstract)
