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Research-Policy-Practice Symposium Preventing Youth Sexual Violence and Abuse Wednesday 7 April 2010 Griffith University Queensland College of Art Lecture Theatre, South Bank, Brisbane. Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse. Patrick Lussier, PhD
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Research-Policy-Practice Symposium Preventing Youth Sexual Violence and Abuse Wednesday 7 April 2010 Griffith University Queensland College of Art Lecture Theatre, South Bank, Brisbane Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse Patrick Lussier, PhD Centre for Research on Sexual Violence School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University
The problem A conceptual framework for the prevention of youth sexual violence
Response to youth sexual violence Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Juvenile sexual recidivists Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
The fallacy of small numbers Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Developmental prevention A conceptual framework for the prevention of youth sexual violence
Developmental prevention Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Development prevention Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Empirical studies on juvenile sex offenders Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Longitudinal studies Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Identification of at-risk youth Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Multi-problem violent youth A conceptual framework for the prevention of youth sexual violence
Multi-problem violent youth Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Multi-problems in childhood/adolescence Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Age-graded nature of their behavior Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Multi-stage development Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Multi-risk factors • Exposed to the earliest risk factors • e.g., pre/perinatal period • Accumulation of risk factors over • different life stages • e.g., infancy, preschool, elementary, • school, etc. • Risk factors operating at various • levels • e.g., biological, individual, family, • school, peer, neighborhood • Relative absence of protective • factors • e.g., positive attachment, prosocial • influences, etc. Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Multi-negative life outcomes in adulthood Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Intergenerational transmission Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Early, cost-effective interventions Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse
Different pathways to youth sexual violence and abuse? A conceptual framework for the prevention of youth sexual violence
Policy implications A conceptual framework for the prevention of youth sexual violence
Patrick Lussier, PhD School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University Centre for Research of Sexual Violence, BC, Canada 8888 University Drive, Burnaby British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6 Phone: 1-778-782-3018 E-mail: plussier@sfu.ca Developmental prevention of youth sexual violence and abuse