An Exploratory Analysis of Executive Functioning for Female Sexual Offenders: A Comparison of Characteristics Across Offense Typologies

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This study examined the association between female sexual offending behavioral patterns, as delineated by Sandler and Freeman's (200724. Sandler , J. C. and Freeman , N. J. 2007 . Typology of female sex offenders: A test of Vandiver and Kercher . Sex Abuse , 19 : 73 - 89 . [CrossRef], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®]View all references) typologies, and executive functioning. The sample included all referrals for sexual offender assessments within a women's maximum/medium security prison between January 2009 and October 2009. Each subject was administered the Stroop (Golden & Freshwater, 200215. Golden , C. J. and Freshwater , S. M. 2002 . The Stroop color and word test: A manual for clinical and experimental uses , Wood Dale, IL : Stoelting Company . View all references) and Trail Making Test (Reitan, 200423. Reitan , R. M. 2004 . “ Validity of the trail making test as an indicator of organic brain damage ” . In Neuropsychological assessment , 4th , Edited by: Lezak , M. D. , Howison , D. B. and Loring , D. W. 371 - 374 . New York : Oxford University Press . View all references) and were assigned to a typological category. Nonparametric analyses were conducted to determine if there was an association between typology and performance on neuropsychological tests. Results yielded no significant associations between test scores and typological category. Subjects displayed average capacities for a subset of executive functions, suggesting that the mechanisms for sexually offending behavior in females may differ from males.View full textDownload full textKeywordsfemale sex offenders, neuropsychological functioningRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2010.495701