ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 11

Female Sex Offenders: Severe Victims and Victimizers
Protter, B
Associate chief psychologist, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, NY

Cullen, K
Coordinator, Sex Offender Treatment Program, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, NY

Travin, S
Associate director of psychiatry, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, NY

(Received 1 November 1988; accepted 3 February 1989)

Abstract

Although there is an extensive body of literature concerning male sexual offenders, there is a marked lack of articles describing sexual offenses committed by females. The authors present a review of the existing literature on this topic and describe five cases of female sexual offenders and four cases of female sexual abusers. Implications for the effective assessment and treatment of this unique population are discussed.

Keywords:
psychiatry, female sex offenders, criminal sex offenses, victimizers, post-sexual-assault syndrome, paraphiliac disorder

Paper ID: JFS12811J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12811J
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