Scotland: Report published by the Children’s and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), examining the childhoods of children who display Harmful Sexual Behavior (HSB).
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice
- Funded by the Scottish Government, hosted by the University of Strathclyde
- Works towards rights-respecting approach when engaging with children
- Publish internationally recognized works to increase child and youth justice thinking
Issue at hand:
- 2017 research identified a 5% increase in recorded sexual offending, particularly in young children
- Link made to growth in online sexual offending, with a large proportion of offenses carried out by children towards children
- 2017 research findings led to founding of Expert Group on Preventing Sexual Offending by Children and Young People by the Scottish government in January 2020
Report: “Harmful sexual behaviors of children”, published May 2021
- Research findings by Kristina Moodie, who is part of the Expert Group on Preventing Sexual Offending by Children and Young People
- Aims of report
- To examine and describe childhood experiences of children displaying HSB
- To explore potential links between childhood experiences and HSB
- To illustrate potential patterns of childhood experiences and HSB
- Based on secondary analysis of an existing dataset containing information on children at high risk
- Calls for more research examining the impact of childhood experiences
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