The Micro-situational Context of Sexual Offences Against Adult Women: Unpacking the Role of Guardianship Intensity in Disruption

The current study explores the way guardianship is perceived by offenders and the extent to which it affects the likelihood of disruption in sexual offences against adult females. Specifically, we compare the micro-situational contexts in which sexual offences against adult females are disrupted to...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:  
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Alana (Autor)
Otros Autores: Reynald, Danielle M. ; Wortley, Richard 1954- ; Leclerc, Benoit
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2021, Volumen: 67, Número: 6/7, Páginas: 839-867
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Journals Online & Print:
Gargar...
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
Vormundschaft
Offender decision-making
Sexual Offending
Situational Crime Prevention
Descripción
Sumario:The current study explores the way guardianship is perceived by offenders and the extent to which it affects the likelihood of disruption in sexual offences against adult females. Specifically, we compare the micro-situational contexts in which sexual offences against adult females are disrupted to those in which these offences are completed. Data on sexual crime events was collected from 138 adult males who were incarcerated for committing a sexual offence against a woman using a self-report questionnaire incorporating a crime-script framework. We found that the presence or availability of a guardian does not guarantee offence disruption. Rather, action taken by the guardian is the critical factor which determines a sexual offender’s decision to cease the offence.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128720954348