Explaining Sex Offenders
The Concept of Imprinting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13899559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Eisenman (Suffolk University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02673843.2000.9747838 |
| OpenAlex | W2083889921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
The concept of “imprinting” is used to explain, in part, the origin of someone becoming a sex offender. Many sex offenders were sexually abused during their childhood or youth. Two case histories of male sex offenders, a 16-year old and an 18-year old in a prison treatment program, provide insights and have implications for treatment. The imprinting comes from the sex offender's own sexual abuse, typically in childhood and often at the hands of a parent or relative. If this imprinting/modeling concept is correct, they learn sex offending in a way that is emotional, at an early age, and is difficult to overcome
Biological sex · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Imprinting (psychology · Injury prevention · Poison control · Prison · Sex offender · Sexual abuse · Clinical Psychology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |