Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ448267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Treating the Adolescent Victim-Turned-Offender.
Muster, Nori J.
Adolescence, v27 n106 p441-50 Sum 1992
Many juvenile sex offenders are also victims of sexual abuse. Treatment primarily focuses on juvenile's criminal acts in confrontational, nonsympathetic manner. Surveyed 18 professionals in sexual abuse treatment field to assess attitudes toward juvenile sex offender treatment. Those in corrections field were greatest supporters of confrontational and punitive therapy models, whereas majority of professionals favored flexibility in treatment. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Counseling Techniques, Criminals, Delinquency, Sexual Abuse, Therapy, Victims of Crime
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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