ABSTRACT

This study examined details of behavioural sequences that constitute male-on-male child molestation within the Boy Scouts of America based on the narratives reported by child victims. Previous studies largely focused on convicted offenders when reconstructing the circumstances of child molestations. Also, sex crime literature did not consistently distinguish victim's gender and age when it comes to child victims and child molestation in an educational setting. Such loopholes have made the significances of the behavioural patterns in male-on-male child molestation unknown. This qualitative study analyses the verbal and behavioural patterns of male adult scoutmaster perpetrators against boy victims at the physical contact stage. Using a fishing metaphor, we identify unique behavioural sequences of scoutmaster perpetrators and explain the implications of such behaviours in male-on-male child molestation. Details of three unique behavioural patterns of scoutmaster perpetrators in male-on-male child molestation within the Boy Scouts of America are discussed.

摘要

这项研究检查了构成美国童子军内部男性对男性儿童骚扰的行为序列的细节根据儿童受害者报告的叙述。以前的研究在重建猥亵儿童的情况时主要关注被定罪的罪犯。此外，当涉及教育环境中的儿童受害者和猥亵儿童时，性犯罪文献并没有始终如一地区分受害者的性别和年龄。这些漏洞使得男性对男性儿童猥亵行为模式的意义不明。这项定性研究分析了男性成年童子军肇事者在身体接触阶段对男孩受害者的言语和行为模式。使用钓鱼比喻，我们确定了童子军肇事者的独特行为序列，并解释了此类行为在男性对男性儿童猥亵中的影响。讨论了美国童子军。