title: Sex offender care for adolescents in secure care: critical factors and counseling strategies.
abstract: Sexual offenses perpetrated by adolescents have reportedly reached epidemic proportions. Adolescent sex offenders have been transferred to secure care facilities for their primary care. The elevated awareness and recognition of the problematic growth of adolescent sexual offenses has stimulated discussion among psychologists concerning the etiology, characteristics, classification, assessment, treatment interventions, and risk of recidivism. This article explores the critical factors and counseling strategies of those adolescents who have been adjudicated of sexual offenses.
authors.affiliation: Regent University, School of Psychology and Counseling, 1000 University Drive, CRB 215, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464, USA. leeunde@regent.edu
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: Sue B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mosholder
authors.forename: Kellie M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000379:methods*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*