Sex industry exposure over the life course on the onset and frequency of sex offending |
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| Authors: | Christina Mancini Amy Reckdenwald Eric Beauregard Jill S Levenson |
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| Institution: | 1. Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, 923 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284;2. University of Central Florida, Department of Sociology, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Howard Phillips Hall, 406G Orlando, FL 32816;3. Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby (British Columbia), V5A1 S6, Canada;4. Barry University, School of Social Work, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161 |
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| Abstract: | PurposeResearch has examined pornography use on the extent of offending. However, virtually no work has tested whether other sex industry experiences affect sex crime. By extension, the cumulative effect of these exposures is unknown. Social learning theory predicts that exposure should amplify offending. Separately, the developmental perspective highlights that the timing of exposure matters.MethodsDrawing on retrospective longitudinal data, we first test whether exposure during adolescence is associated with a younger age of onset; we also examine whether adulthood exposure is linked with greater frequency of offending.ResultsFindings indicate that most types of adolescent exposures as well as total exposures were related to an earlier age of onset. Exposure during adulthood was also associated with an overall increase in sex offending, but effects were dependent on “type.”ConclusionThere are nuances in the effect of sex industry exposure on offending patterns. Implications of results are discussed. |
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