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An assessment of youth sex offender empathy levels for general victims of child-on-child sexual abuse

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to focus on youth sex offenders’ empathy for victims of child-on child sexual abuse. \nIn a recent study conducted by Coetzee (2015), the quantitative research results indicate that although some of \nthe youth sex offenders who participated in the study showed empathy towards a general victim of child-on-child \nsexual abuse, certain empathy deficits were displayed. Following the completion of the questionnaires, in-depth \ninformation was obtained regarding the youth sex offenders’ thoughts pertaining to a sex abuse victim portrayed \nin a case study. An overview of some of their responses will be discussed in this article.

Source: UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria)

Authors: Laetitia Coetzee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Institution: University of Pretoria

Language: English

Topic: Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2523643001

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