Leclerc Benoit, Chiu Yi-Ning, Cale Jesse
Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 May;60(7):743-65. doi: 10.1177/0306624X14564319. Epub 2014 Dec 18.
Most criminal justice responses to address sexual violence and abuse against children are aimed at identifying and incarcerating offenders or at best, trying to prevent them from reoffending. This policy situation, primarily characterized by tertiary intervention strategies, is exacerbated by a lack of evidence-based knowledge about the circumstances in which this phenomenon occurs. This specific information can inform certain types of primary and secondary prevention strategies. In this study, we are taking the first steps to address this situation by (a) organising and reviewing for the first time the empirical knowledge on this phenomenon according to questions asked by environmental criminologists and crime analysts, that is, the who, what, where, when, and how this phenomenon occurs, and (b) discussing directions for future research. By engaging in this exercise, we argue that environmental criminology can substantially contribute to understanding and informing prevention practices in the field of sexual violence and abuse against children.
大多数应对针对儿童性暴力和虐待行为的刑事司法措施旨在识别并监禁犯罪者，或者充其量只是试图防止他们再次犯罪。这种主要以三级干预策略为特征的政策状况，因缺乏关于这一现象发生情况的循证知识而加剧。这些具体信息可为某些类型的一级和二级预防策略提供依据。在本研究中，我们正采取第一步措施来应对这种情况，方法是：（a）首次根据环境犯罪学家和犯罪分析师提出的问题，即这一现象的实施者、行为、地点、时间以及发生方式，对关于这一现象的实证知识进行整理和审查；（b）讨论未来研究方向。通过开展这项工作，我们认为环境犯罪学能够极大地有助于理解针对儿童性暴力和虐待领域的预防措施，并为其提供信息支持。
