Robertson Amanda L, Harris Danielle A
Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia.
Sex Abuse. 2025 Mar;37(2):215-247. doi: 10.1177/10790632241290507. Epub 2024 Oct 10.
Sexual victimization of students endures-especially in secondary schools-and women's perpetration in this setting is increasingly recognized. Nonetheless, our understanding of this population and contemporary cases remains limited, and research in the Australian context is lacking. This study contributes to the evidence base and represents the first Australian study of its kind. We draw on (1) legal documents ( = 19) describing 18 established cases of female-perpetrated sexual abuse against 20 adolescent students (aged 13-17 inclusive) and (2) semi-structured expert interviews with professionals possessing specialized experience of female-perpetrated cases involving adolescent students ( = 8). These data are integrated in a reflexive thematic analysis to identify the personal, contextual, and situational antecedents of female-perpetrated cases thereby exploring the 'why' and 'how' of their perpetration. Taken together, the results indicate a key interaction between individual emotional and relational needs, environmental opportunities, and contextual tolerance. Practical implications for targeting and disrupting these dynamics are discussed.
学生遭受性侵害的情况依然存在，尤其是在中学阶段，而且女性在这种情况下实施性侵害的情况越来越受到关注。尽管如此，我们对这一群体以及当代此类案件的了解仍然有限，澳大利亚在此方面的研究也很缺乏。本研究为相关证据库做出了贡献，是澳大利亚同类研究中的首例。我们借鉴了（1）19份法律文件，这些文件描述了18起已证实的女性对20名青少年学生（年龄在13至17岁之间，包括13岁和17岁）实施性虐待的案件，以及（2）对8名拥有涉及青少年学生的女性犯罪案件专门经验的专业人员进行的半结构化专家访谈。这些数据通过反思性主题分析进行整合，以确定女性犯罪案件的个人、背景和情境前提，从而探究其犯罪的“原因”和“方式”。综合来看，结果表明个人情感和关系需求、环境机会以及情境容忍度之间存在关键的相互作用。文中还讨论了针对并打破这些动态关系的实际意义。
