Title
An Analysis Of Females Convicted Of Sex Crimes In The State Of Florida
Keywords
Female sexual offenders; Predisposed; Sexual aggression; Teacher-lover
Abstract
The phenomenon of female sex offenders has been poorly explored in the scientific literature. In particular, little exploration of possible subtypes of female offenders has been conducted. In the current study, 279 female sexual offenders convicted of a total of 940 separate criminal offenses were examined using hierarchical cluster analysis. Results indicated that female sexual offenders tended to engage in behaviors that fell within three distinct patterns differing according to perpetrator characteristics, victim age, and the use of force. These results suggest that female sexual offenders are a heterogeneous population and a more in-depth investigation may be necessary. © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-15-2005
Publication Title
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Volume
14
Issue
1
Number of Pages
75-89
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1300/J070v14n01_05
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
20044383940 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/20044383940
STARS Citation
Ferguson, Christopher J. and Meehan, D. Cricket, "An Analysis Of Females Convicted Of Sex Crimes In The State Of Florida" (2005). Scopus Export 2000s. 3917.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/3917