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Female sexual offenders: five Italian case studies. |
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Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17(3), May/June 2012, pp.180-187. |
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1359-1789 |
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Little is known about mothers who sexually abuse their children. Although women are responsible for only a small percentage of sexual offences against children, emerging research has created increased recognition that women play a contributing role, whether actively or passively, in a significant proportion of sexual molestations against minors. This article examines the clinical files of 5 women who are currently serving time in Italian prisons for the sexual abuse of their children. The cases involved varying degrees of participation in the abuse by the mothers, and ranged from active sexual engagement to allowing others to abuse their children. The majority of cases involved a male co-offender. The findings suggest that female perpetrators are likely to be experiencing problems in many areas of their life, including relationship dysfunction and psychological impairment. In 3 of the cases the women revealed an antisocial personality disorder, while in 2 cases a borderline personality disorder was diagnosed. Possible motivations for women who molest their children are explored and discussed. The paper shows that most female sex offenders fall into several suggested typology models. Therefore, the existing typologies used to classify female child sex offenders may be insufficient, and more comprehensive exploration of this offender population is needed. |
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child sexual abuse; mothers; partners; personality disorders; sex offenders; sexual offences; women; |
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