Sex Offenders Seto
In conclusion to Seto’s chapter, many sex offenders against children have histories of nonsexual offenses and non-sexually antisocial behaviors, and measures of antisocially are good predictors of recidivism among this group of offenders. These consistent findings indicate that theories of sexual offending against children could gain a great deal from drawing on advances made in developmental criminology, including the important distinction between developmental trajectories and their different etiologies and prognoses (2006). A number of ostensibly unique factors were suggested by Seto including social incompetence, conventional sexual experiences, childhood sexual abuse, and psychopathology. Pedophilia also clearly distinguishes sex offenders
with child victims from other men, and in fact, the differences found between sex offenders against children and other offenders in social competence and conventional sexual experiences may be explained by pedophilia as well. Pedophilias may have poorer social skills in their interactions with other adults but may score higher on measures of social skills if their interactions with children are assessed; similarly pedophiles may score lower on conventional sexual experiences because they are not sexually interested in adults and prefer sexual interactions with children (2006).
with child victims from other men, and in fact, the differences found between sex offenders against children and other offenders in social competence and conventional sexual experiences may be explained by pedophilia as well. Pedophilias may have poorer social skills in their interactions with other adults but may score higher on measures of social skills if their interactions with children are assessed; similarly pedophiles may score lower on conventional sexual experiences because they are not sexually interested in adults and prefer sexual interactions with children (2006).