Annotated Bibliography Of Juvenile Sex Offenders
The following annotated bibliography provides peer reviewed articles surrounding the topic of juvenile sex offenders (JSO) and treatment to reduce recidivism rates. The terms juvenile sex offender and adolescent sex offenders (ASO) are used interchangeably. The treatment provided below is of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). MST is a family focused, community-based treatment that literature has proven to be significantly effective. The articles below will touch upon the efficacy of MST on JSO’s and nonsexual juvenile offenders, advantages and disadvantages of MST, and the implications on practice. The undersigned has significant interest in this population due to society’s assumptions that this population is specialized and requires specialized
treatment. There is also the assumption that this population has high recidivism rates, however the articles below state otherwise. The literature that is presented on this population confirms the lack of research on this population, which confirms its’ importance in social work practice. There is extensive literature on adult sex offenders, which much intervention for JSO has been derived. However, the articles are not concrete if there is a difference between JSO’s and nonsexual juvenile offenders treatment, which leaves practitioners to be objective when providing specialized treatment.
treatment. There is also the assumption that this population has high recidivism rates, however the articles below state otherwise. The literature that is presented on this population confirms the lack of research on this population, which confirms its’ importance in social work practice. There is extensive literature on adult sex offenders, which much intervention for JSO has been derived. However, the articles are not concrete if there is a difference between JSO’s and nonsexual juvenile offenders treatment, which leaves practitioners to be objective when providing specialized treatment.