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Beliefs about Pedophilia and the Attribution of Punishment for Child Sexual Abusers

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Psychologia-Paedagogia
Pedophilia is a mental illness which may or may not lead to sexual abuse against children. However, when thinking about people with pedophilic sexual interests, people often consider them abusers (even if they did not act against children and did not ...
Gabriela GROZA, Codruța Anamaria RÎNDAȘU   +1 more
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The Association Between Previous Suicide Attempts and Risk Level According to the Static‐99R in Men Who Have Sexually Offended

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 63-70, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Suicide is a leading cause of death within correctional institutions, with men convicted of sexual offences over‐represented among those who have attempted suicide. Despite an increased risk for suicidality, limited research has examined how past suicide attempts are associated with sexual offending and specific risk domains on ...
Jordyn Monaghan, Krystal Lowe, Michael C. Seto, Marc W. Patry, Skye Stephens   +4 more
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Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 686-697, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
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Functionaries: A Distributional Approach to Institutional Analysis

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper outlines a distributional approach to institutional analysis, reconceptualising institutions as distributions of knowledge and activity across people. We argue that institutionalisation and institutional change are best understood by focussing on actors with the requisite knowledge and motivation to keep institutional patterns going,
Dustin S. Stoltz, Marshall A. Taylor, Omar Lizardo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perception features of the sexual preference object in persons with pedophilia depending on the attitude to sexual desire

Психология и право, 2016
The article examines expert and diagnostic aspects of "ego-sintonic / ego-dystonic" types of attitudes to sexual desire and describes importance of studying the basis of desire in the context of sexual offenses against minors.
Dvoryanchikov N.V., Yushina N.N., Makarova T.E.   +2 more
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Gender Identity: What It Is and Why It Matters. By Rach Cosker‐Rowland, Oxford University Press, 2025. 368 pp. $40.00 (hardback). ISBN: 978‐0‐19‐894798‐1

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
Alex Byrne
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Models of Care for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in Forensic Mental Health Services: A Scoping Review

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Volume 70, Issue 3, Page 242-261, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) and forensic histories face significant health inequalities, including reduced quality of life and prolonged stays in mental health hospitals. This is a global health issue, and there is an urgent need for evidence‐based specific forensic interventions, models of care and service models to ...
Alina Haines‐Delmont, Dineesha Georgeena Rajan, Sian Cooper, Faye McLoughlin, Sahrish Ali, Katie Goodall, Joy Duxbury, Faith Hurley, Camilla Lindekilde, Michaela Thomson, Rachel Whyte, Erica Hateley, Tella Lantta   +12 more
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Pedophilia: Clinical Features, Etiology and Treatment [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2010
There is a growing recognition that child sexual abuse is a critical public health problem. Child sexual abusement is not a medical diagnosis and is not necessarily a term synonymous with pedophilia.
Ayten Erdogan
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‘It can be an abuse, even though both have consented’: Swedish preschool practitioners' discussions about teaching (sexual) consent to preschoolers

Children &Society, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 117-131, January 2026.
Abstract This article describes how (sexual) consent is constructed as an objective for teaching in Swedish preschool. An age‐critical analysis of focus‐group discussions with preschool practitioners shows how a didactic of consent is constructed and characterised: (1) The child should be trained to feel non‐ambivalence.
Magdalena Hulth
wiley   +1 more source

Win, Lose, or Draw: Using LGBTQ+ Legal History to Reassess Social Movement Outcomes

Law &Policy, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT In 1992, Colorado's citizens enacted Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that prevented governmental entities from extending antidiscrimination protections to gays and lesbians. That same year, Oregon's voters rejected a similar measure. At first glance, it may seem that queer rights advocates experienced a loss in Colorado and a victory in ...
Marie‐Amélie George
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