Title

Sex Industry Exposure Over The Life Course On The Onset And Frequency Of Sex Offending

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.

Publication Date

11-1-2014

Publication Title

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volume

42

Issue

6

Number of Pages

507-516

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.09.002

Socpus ID

84907507041 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84907507041

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