Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Dynamics of The Sexual Offenses

Abstract

For the perpetrator who directs the sexual act to the individual; different definitions can be made in terms of the modus operandi, the personality characteristics, the mental disorders, the repetition of the crime and the characteristics of the victim. This study aims to determine the risk factors and personality traits of adolescents who are perpetrators of sexual crimes and who are thought to be driven to crime, to examine how crime is committed or how crime history classifications are created, and to contribute to crime and behavioral sciences, penological interventions and rehabilitation initiatives by creating a different perspective. According to the results of the cases, perpetrators of sexual assault are mostly characterized as a heterogeneous group. Therefore, it is thought that reducing the perpetrators into homogeneous groups regarding their specific characteristics will facilitate the judicial process in order for the justice mechanism to function correctly.

Keywords

• Sexual assault
• Sexual abuse
• Juvenile Sex Offenders
• Risk Factors
• Offender Typology

Cinsel Suçlara Yönelen Çocuk Failler: Cinsel Suçların Dinamikleri

Öz

Cinsel eylemi bireye yönelten fail için; suçun işlenişi, failin kişilik özellikleri, failde mevcut ruhsal bozukluklar, suçun tekerrürü ve mağdurun özellikleri bakımından farklı tanımlamalar yapılabilmektedir. Bu çalışma cinsel suçların faili konumunda bulunan ve suça sürüklendiği düşünülen ergenlerin risk faktörlerini ve kişilik özelliklerini belirlemeyi, suçun işlenişi ya da suç öyküsü sınıflandırmalarının nasıl oluşturulduğunu incelemeyi, suç ve davranış bilimlerine, penolojik müdahalelere ve rehabilitasyon girişimlerine farklı bir bakış açısı oluşturarak katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Adli olguların sonuçlarına göre cinsel saldırı failleri çoğunlukla heterojen bir grup olarak nitelendirilmektedir. Dolayısıyla faillerin belirli özelliklerine göre homojen gruplara indirgenmesinin, adalet mekanizmasının doğru bir şekilde işleyebilmesi adına yargı sürecine kolaylık sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• cinsel saldırı
• Cinsel İstismar
• Cinsel Suçlara Yönelen Çocuklar
• Risk Faktörleri
• Fail Tipolojisi

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