Update: 4 April 2016: There is some helpful information at CSOM. One is An Overview of Sex Offender Management; the other is Fact Sheet: What You Need to Know about Sex Offenders. There is a specific paper about juvenile sex offenders. All of these are written more for law enforcement, communities, or therapists, but they do contain specific information on the ways that juvenile sex offenders are different from adults and should be treated differently.
April 1, 2015:
I've been working on a huge project--my Master's Poster. In my college, we have to create and defend a poster based on solid research. I have to put the references somewhere easily accessed by a QR Code, so I'm posting them here, along with the abstract for the poster. If your local library does not have information available on the topic, please let them know of the issue and encourage them to consider the issues addressed here.
MEETING THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF PARENTS
OF JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS
How Librarians Can Identify Needs, Break Down Barriers, and Provide Resources
When a juvenile is identified as a sex offender, it
creates a need for a new set of information for the parents of the offender. Information
may be very difficult to find, and many books and articles cast a stigma on the
parents, who are already stricken with shock and dismay that their child is a
sexual offender. If the victim is a member of the same family, the situation
and need for information takes on an even greater complexity and urgency.
In my research I identified the major information
needs of parents of juvenile sex offenders, such as how to find legal help, obtain
treatment, or locate alternative housing for the offender. Parents may want to
know the probably of recidivism, or whether their child will be required to
register as a sex offender. I examined the barriers to the information, including
fear of exposure and difficulty in locating resources. I then sought out resources
for parents of the juvenile offender.
My research included books and articles, trips to
libraries for firsthand experience in checking out such materials, and Internet
resources. What is needed is a central location with a list of community
resources that is easily accessible, private, and neutral, with at least an
access point in the public library. The library could collaborate with a
children’s justice center or abuse hotline to collect resources, easing the
burden on already overburdened parents.
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Characteristics, challenges, and interventions. Clinical Child Psychology
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On the poster itself there is:
Reference Librarian Comic created by me at
http://writecomics.com/
Conference Room Picture
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