Sex industry exposure over the life course on the onset and frequency of sex offending

    Authors

    C. Mancini; A. Reckdenwald; E. Beauregard;J. S. Levenson

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Crim. Justice

    Keywords

    POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; CHILD PORNOGRAPHY; COURSE TRANSITIONS; CRIMINAL ONSET; RECIDIVISM; PROSTITUTION; VICTIMIZATION; OFFENSES; BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; Criminology & Penology

    Abstract

    Purpose: Research has examined pornography use on the extent of offending. However, virtually no work has tested whether other sex industry experiences affect sex crime. By extension, the cumulative effect of these exposures is unknown. Social learning theory predicts that exposure should amplify offending. Separately, the developmental perspective highlights that the timing of exposure matters. Methods: Drawing on retrospective longitudinal data, we first test whether exposure during adolescence is associated with a younger age of onset; we also examine whether adulthood exposure is linked with greater frequency of offending. Results: Findings indicate that most types of adolescent exposures as well as total exposures were related to an earlier age of onset. Exposure during adulthood was also associated with an overall increase in sex offending, but effects were dependent on "type." Conclusion: There are nuances in the effect of sex industry exposure on offending patterns. Implications of results are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Criminal Justice

    Volume

    42

    Issue/Number

    6

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    507

    Last Page

    516

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000345540600010

    ISSN

    0047-2352

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