Changing Trajectory: An Integrated Theoretical View of the Roman Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Scandal. Issue 9 (1st September 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Changing Trajectory: An Integrated Theoretical View of the Roman Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Scandal. Issue 9 (1st September 2016)
- Main Title:
- Changing Trajectory: An Integrated Theoretical View of the Roman Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Scandal
- Authors:
- Alexander, Ryan
Birzer, Michael L. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: The sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests across the United States is a direct result of access to children, and that access changes across the life-course of individual priests. Turning points affect not only an individual priest's motivation to commit the crime, but also the suitability of a target. Guardianship of the victim and the surveillance of the offender play a salient role in facilitating the opportunity for the sexual assault of a child. Two criminological theories are germane to how contextual elements of the abusive situation can fluctuate across the life course: (1) Life Course Theory and (2) Routine Activity Theory.
- Is Part Of:
- Deviant behavior. Volume 37:Issue 9(2016)
- Journal:
- Deviant behavior
- Issue:
- Volume 37:Issue 9(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 37, Issue 9 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 37
- Issue:
- 9
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0037-0009-0000
- Page Start:
- 977
- Page End:
- 988
- Publication Date:
- 2016-09-01
- Subjects:
- Deviant behavior -- Periodicals
302.54205 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/udbh20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/01639625.2016.1147814 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0163-9625
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- Legaldeposit
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- British Library DSC - 3579.099900
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