Demographic characteristics of convicted child sexual abusers in South of Sweden, between 2013 and 2018: a pilot study
Stiernströmer, Emelie LU ; Väfors-Fritz, Marie ; Mellgren, Caroline and Khoshnood, Ardavan M. LU
(2022)
In Forensic Sciences Research
7(3).
p.393-401
- Abstract
- This study evaluates variables concerning demographic characteristics for all adult male offenders convicted of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) aged 0–17 in Malmö, Sweden between 2013 and 2018. All convictions (n = 18) based on court documents from the District Court, the Court of Appeals and information from the Swedish Tax Agency were reviewed. A total of 30 victims were identified. Frequency analyses show that the most common features were that of a single offender, averaging 25 years old, with a non-Swedish background and a high school degree. The predominately extrafamilial CSA (i.e. committed by an acquaintance to the family) occurred in a private setting and consisted of penetrative acts. Girls averaging 13 years old were abused multiple... (More)
- This study evaluates variables concerning demographic characteristics for all adult male offenders convicted of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) aged 0–17 in Malmö, Sweden between 2013 and 2018. All convictions (n = 18) based on court documents from the District Court, the Court of Appeals and information from the Swedish Tax Agency were reviewed. A total of 30 victims were identified. Frequency analyses show that the most common features were that of a single offender, averaging 25 years old, with a non-Swedish background and a high school degree. The predominately extrafamilial CSA (i.e. committed by an acquaintance to the family) occurred in a private setting and consisted of penetrative acts. Girls averaging 13 years old were abused multiple times, under fear and pressure. Although assumptions based on these results are preliminary, they provide a clearer image of the typical circumstances under which CSA occurred within this time frame and geographical location. This study is a first attempt to construct an overview of demographic characteristics of CSA. As more data are gathered from this region, more sophisticated analyses can be conducted, providing stronger generalizations. Information of this kind may be important for research, classification of offender profiling and in case linking.
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- Stiernströmer, Emelie
LU
; Väfors-Fritz, Marie
; Mellgren, Caroline
and Khoshnood, Ardavan M.
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- publishing date
- 2022-11-04
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- keywords
- Child sexual abuse, Child rape, child molestation, demographic characteristics, frequency analysis, Offender characteristics, offender profiling, police, Sweden, Malmö, Sexualbrott, Sexualbrott mot barn, Barnvåldtäkt, demografi, gärningsmannakarakteristika, Gärningsmannaprofilering, Malmö, Sverige
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- Forensic Sciences Research
- volume
- 7
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 9 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:85141712839
- pmid:36353331
- ISSN
- 2471-1411
- DOI
- 10.1080/20961790.2022.2052590
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- English
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