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Getting into the Script of Adult Child Sex Offenders and Mapping out Situational Prevention Measures

Leclerc, Benoit, Wortley, Richard, Smallbone, Stephen·2011·Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Abstract

The current study describes and examines the crime-commission process followed in child sex offending. There are two major aims in this study. The first aim is to propose a script model in child sex offending. The second aim is to show the relevance of completing crime scripts to identify situational crime prevention measures. One of the weaknesses in the current crime script literature is the absence of proposed prevention measures. Besides Cornish, only Clarke and Newman have used crime scripts for its main purpose, which is to offer a way to develop situational crime prevention techniques. In this study, situational prevention measures are mapped onto the crime-commission process in child sex offending.

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  • Proactive, involved parenting with suitable monitoring can create safer environments with fewer chances for a child to be approached sexually, groomed or victimized.

    “First, proactive and involved parenting with appropriate levels of monitoring can create safer environments in which there are fewer opportunities for children to be approached sexually, groomed or victimized (Leclerc et al., 2011;Smallbone et al., 2008).”

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Authors
Leclerc, B., Wortley, R., & Smallbone, S.
Affiliations
  • School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia,
  • Griffith University (AU)
Venue
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Published
2011-03-21
Volume
48
Issue
2
Pages
209-237
ISSN
  • 0022-4278 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-731X
OpenAlex
W2166877093
Cited by
189
References
41
Citations by year
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25.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
crime scripts, situational crime prevention, prevention measures

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