University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Nov;37(21-22):NP19491-NP19521. doi: 10.1177/08862605211042815. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
When a youth sexually offends, most of the reactions and repercussions that follow are understandably negative. However, there is limited research about mixed reactions involving remorse and responsibility on the part of the adolescent who offended and their relatives. Based on qualitative interviews with 16 caregivers among 10 families in Canada, this article presents the parents' perspectives on the various processes, benefits, challenges, and outcomes related to expressions of remorse and experiences of responsibility among youth who sexually offended, their victims, and their parents. This study sheds particular light on how adolescent perpetrators of sexual harm and especially their caregivers do feel deeply remorseful and responsible for the impacts of sexual offending behavior, which is contrary to public scrutiny that negatively projects responsibility onto youth offenders and their parents. Thus, our findings emphasize the constructive and considerate ways in which remorse is felt and responsibility is assumed; and by extension, they point to the importance of restorative practices in efforts toward reconciliation and accountability.
当年轻人性犯罪时，大多数随之而来的反应和后果都是可以理解的负面的。然而，对于犯罪的青少年及其亲属的悔恨和责任感的混合反应，研究有限。本文基于对加拿大 10 个家庭中的 16 名照顾者的定性访谈，介绍了父母对与性犯罪的青少年、他们的受害者及其父母的悔恨表达和责任感体验相关的各种过程、益处、挑战和结果的看法。这项研究特别揭示了青少年性犯罪者，尤其是他们的照顾者，如何深感悔恨和对性犯罪行为的影响负责，这与公众的审查形成鲜明对比，公众审查将责任负面地归咎于青年犯罪者及其父母。因此，我们的研究结果强调了悔恨和责任感的建设性和体贴方式；并且，它们指出了恢复性实践在和解和问责努力中的重要性。
