Research by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse examined the case histories of 14 young people thought to have engaged in child sexual exploitation (CSE).
It found that all 14 appeared to have attitudes and beliefs that support general criminality and rule breaking with little regard to the needs of others. The study said the findings indicate that adolescent CSE perpetrators "are a very generally deviant group with disinhibited, chaotic and non-boundaried non-sexual behaviours".
The study said this finding could have significant implications for CSE intervention and prevention work since it may mean it is appropriate to focus on addressing the "criminogenic factors" associated with general offending.
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