Sexual Abuse Within Employment Settings: A Comparison of Work-Related, Intra- and Extra-Familial Child Molesters

• NCJ Number: 254247
• Author(s): Diana M. Falkenbach; Anionia Foehse; Elizabeth Jeglic; Cynthia Calkins; Linsey Raymaekers
• Date Published: 2019
• Length: 19 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2007-IJ-CX-0037
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Description
• Award: Sex Offender Management, Treatment, and Civil Commitment: An Evidence Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual Violence

Annotation

This study compared child sexual abusers with other sexual offenders on variables relating to financial/employment lifestyle stability, risk/dangerousness level, abuse opportunity, and victim selection.

Abstract

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious problem, not only in the community but also in institutional settings, such as youth-serving organizations, churches, and schools. Although research has started to examine the problem of abuse in institutional settings, there remains a dearth of information about the nature and context of CSA in different employment settings, including those that do not specifically cater to children. The findings indicate that child abusers who worked with children tended to be better educated, were less likely to be married, had fewer nonsexual convictions, and were more likely to abuse male post-pubescent children compared with intra- and extra-familial offenders who did not work with children. Implications for future research, prevention of CSA, and clinical practice are discussed. (publisher abstract modified)