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Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational settings: offending, conviction and sentencing

Darling, A.; Hackett, S.; Jamie, K.

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A. Darling



Abstract

To date, there has been very little research into the phenomenon of female-perpetrated institutional child sexual abuse (CSA). This study explored 71 cases of CSA perpetrated by women working with children, considered by UK police and courts between 2000 and 2016. Qualitative and quantitative content analysis was employed to examine court reports, professional regulatory body decisions, media reports and an online sentencing database in order to identify perpetrator and victim characteristics, the nature of the offending behaviour, modus operandi and criminal justice system responses. Findings indicate most women offended alone and had no previous criminal or employment records of concern. Victims were typically male and 15–16 years old. Most women received custodial sentences, typically of 2–3 years in length. Implications for policy and practice are also discussed.

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Darling, A., Hackett, S., & Jamie, K. (2018). Female sex offenders who abuse children whilst working in organisational settings: offending, conviction and sentencing. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 24(2), 195-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2018.1476601

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 22, 2018
Online Publication Date Jun 12, 2018
Publication Date Jun 12, 2018
Deposit Date Sep 27, 2017
Publicly Available Date Apr 26, 2018
Journal Journal of Sexual Aggression
Print ISSN 1355-2600
Electronic ISSN 1742-6545
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 2
Pages 195-213
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2018.1476601

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