Changing Trajectory
An Integrated Theoretical View of the Roman Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Scandal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2152869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Alexander (0000-0002-5785-6411, Washburn University, corresponding author), Michael L Birzer (0000-0003-3936-5528, Wichita State University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 977-988 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.2016.1147814 |
| OpenAlex | W2343789398 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
The sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests across the United States is a direct result of access to children, and that access changes across the life-course of individual priests. Turning points affect not only an individual priest's motivation to commit the crime, but also the suitability of a target. Guardianship of the victim and the surveillance of the offender play a salient role in facilitating the opportunity for the sexual assault of a child. Two criminological theories are germane to how contextual elements of the abusive situation can fluctuate across the life course: (1) Life Course Theory and (2) Routine Activity Theory
Affect (linguistics · Commit · Criminology · Legal guardian · Life course approach · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Salient · Sexual abuse · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
Handbook of Sexual Assault
Pedophilia and sexual offending against children
Predicting relapse
A fundamental attribution error? Rethinking cognitive distortions †
The Characteristics of Persistent Sexual Offenders
Toward a comprehensive theory of child sexual abuse
Assessing Risk for Sexual Recidivism
Social Change and Crime Rate Trends
Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic ChurchGender, Power, and Organizational Culture
A study of individual and situational antecedents of violent victimization
Understanding Denial in Sexual Offenders
Silenced by God – an examination of unique characteristics within sexual abuse by clergy
Crime and Deviance in the Life Course
Predictor Variables of Clergy Pedophiles
Social Change and Crime Rate Trends
Routine Activities and Individual Deviant Behavior
Sex, Priests, and Power
Lead Us Not into Temptation
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |