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JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS (FROM SEXUAL BEHAVIORS - SOCIAL, CLINICAL, AND LEGAL ASPECTS, 1972 BY H L P RESNIK AND MARVIN E WOLFGANG - SEE NCJ-32113)

NCJ Number
32115
Author(s)
C P MALMQUIST
Date Published
1972
Length
25 pages
Annotation
PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS OF JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND THE EFFECTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION.
Abstract
THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH JUVENILE STATUS OFFENSES, LOOSE ADULT MORALITY, AND DOUBLE STANDARDS ARE DISCUSSED. GENERAL FACTORS IN PERVERSE DEVELOPMENT, JUSTIFICATIONS AND PROBLEMS IN LEGAL DISPOSITION, AND HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ADOLESCENT ARE ALSO EXAMINED.