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Correlates of Adolescent Male Sexual Offense: Prior Adult Sexual Contact, Sexual Attitudes, and Use of Sexually Explicit Materials

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97203, U.S.A.

Martin Monto

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97203, U.S.A.

Richard Harris

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97203, U.S.A.

Juvenile sex offenders have been the subject of increasing interest to researchers, clinicians, and criminologists in recent years. In the present study, the authors explored the relationship between various sexual attitudes, use of sexually explicit materials, prevalence of prior adult sexual contact, and offender status in a group of 80 adolescent male sex offenders and a comparison group of 96 adolescent male nonoffenders. Offenders reported significantly higher rates of sexual touching and physical abuse by an adult than nonoffenders. Being a sex offender was negatively associated with the belief that homosexuality is wrong and beliefs in the so-called rape myths. Further, being a sex offender was significantly associated with the use of sexually explicit materials. These data may prove useful to clinicians and researchers interested in understanding the general correlates of sexual offense.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 41, No. 3, 272-283 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X97413006


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