Trauma Histories of Sexual Offenders
Overview
How do Adverse Childhood Experiences impact overall criminal histories, in addition to histories of sexual crimes?
Summary
As the sexual abuser treatment field moves toward a trauma informed care model, more research is being conducted on the experiences of childhood trauma of those individuals who are convicted of sexual crimes.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Lives of Male Sex Offenders: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care
Levenson, J.S., Willis, G.M., Prescott, D. S. (2016). Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Lives of Male Sex Offenders: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care. Sexual Abuse, 28(4), 340-359.
Published: 2016
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