1. The Effective Management of Juvenile Sex Offenders in the Community Section 2: Overview

2. Section 22 Key Topics for This Section Part I:Scope of the Problem Part II:Historical Responses Part III:Current Research Part IV:Implications

3. Section 23 Arrest Data 4,240 arrests for youth-perpetrated forcible rapes 18,300 arrests for other youth- perpetrated sex offenses (Snyder & Sickmund, 2006)

4. Section 24 Arrests by Gender (Snyder & Sickmund, 2006)

5. Section 25 Arrests: Adults vs. Juveniles (FBI, 2005) forcible rapeother sex offenses

6. Section 26 Sex Crimes vs. Other Delinquency 2.5 million juvenile arrests Only 1% sex offenses 1.7 million delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts Only 1% sex offenses (NCJJ, 2004; Snyder, 2005)

7. Section 27 Catalysts Fueling Increased Awareness Victimization data indicating juveniles as perpetrators Adult sex offenders reporting adolescent onset

8. Section 28 Initial Growth in Literature (Adapted from Barbaree, Hudson, & Seto, 1993)

9. Section 29 The Field Over-Corrects Non-abusive sexual behaviors labeled as sex offenses Prepubescent children categorized as sex offenders Unquestioned use of adult management strategies with youth (see, e.g., Bumby & Talbot, in press; Chaffin et al., 2002; Letourneau & Miner, 2005; Prescott & Longo, 2006; Zimring, 2004)

10. Section 210 Key Similarities Harm to victims Familiar persons vs. strangers Under-detection, under-apprehension Does not “just happen” Cognitive distortions Self-management, social competency deficits Heterogeneity Not just “sex offenders”

11. Section 211 Suggested Differences Deviant interests, arousal Psychopathy “Normative” impulsivity Environment Trauma Recidivism, outcomes

12. Section 212 Potential Subtypes: Worling (2001) Antisocial/Impulsive Unusual/Isolated Overcontrolled/Reserved Confident/Aggressive

13. Section 213 Potential Subtypes: Hunter et al. (2003, 2004) Lifestyle delinquent Adolescent onset, non-paraphilic Early adolescent onset, paraphilic

14. Section 214 Implications Disposition Placement considerations Assessment, treatment, supervision Legislation Victim needs and interests

15. Section 215 Summary Critical issue to address New and evolving field Differ from adults Heterogeneous group Individualized, developmentally- responsive strategies