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This version was published on February 1, 2008
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 52, No. 1, 46-61 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07300271

Modus Operandi and Situational Aspects in Adolescent Sexual Offenses Against Children

A Further Examination

Benoit Leclerc

University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, benoitlec{at}hotmail.com, benoit.leclerc4{at}sympatico.ca

Eric Beauregard

University of South Florida, Tampa

Jean Proulx

University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The relationship between situational factors and the modus operandi of 103 adolescents involved in sexual offenses against children (12 years old or younger) is analyzed. Situational factors taken into account in this study are the location of the crime, the offender—victim relationship, and the presence of deviant sexual fantasies involving the victim prior to the offense. Modus operandi strategies were measured on the basis of participants' responses to Kaufman's Modus Operandi Questionnaire. Results indicate that modus operandi strategies are influenced by situational factors and that the offender's home, when no one else is home, is likely to be the place and the situation for adolescent offenders to adopt manipulative strategies. Suggestions are made regarding future modus operandi studies.

Key Words: sexual offending • sexual offenders • modus operandi • situational factors • location of the crime


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