Victimization in Childhood of Male Sex Offenders: Relationship between Violence Experienced and Subsequent Offenses through Discourse Analysis


Autoria(s): Abbiati Milena; Mezzo Belinda; Waeny-Desponds Jessica; Minervini Joseph; Mormont Christian; Gravier Bruno
Data(s)

2014

Resumo

This study aims at better understanding how the form of childhood violence experienced and the type of offense subsequently committed affect how sex offenders recall punishments and difficult events. Fifty-four male perpetrators convicted of sexual offenses against children (SOCs) or against adults (SOAs) were interviewed in France, Belgium, and Switzerland using the Lausanne Clinical Interview (Entretien Clinique de Lausanne or LCI). Almost three-quarters of the sex offenders reported having been victimized during childhood. The correspondence analysis identified several factors that differentiated them. Their appraisal of the distressing event, method of coping with and distancing themselves from it, and how they dealt with emotions varied markedly depending on whether they recognized having experienced various forms of violence during childhood and on what type of offense they subsequently committed. Victimization can be identified as much by the events experienced as by their effect on the sex offender's discourse. Identification of these discursive indicators may lead to an improved therapeutic approach for potentially traumatic childhood experiences.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_240049DE0C61

isbn:1556-4886

doi:10.1080/15564886.2014.881763

Idioma(s)

en

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Victims and Offenders, vol. 9, pp. 234-254

Palavras-Chave #sex offenders ; childhood victimization ; emotions ; psychodynamic approaches
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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