Sexual assault is one of the fastest growing violent crimes in America. Approximately 20% of all people accused of sexual crimes are minors. Among adult sex offenders, nearly 50% report that their first crime occurred during adolescence. (FBI, 1993) There are many different opinions, treatment options, and laws to handle the growing number of juvenile sex offenders. Psychological and behavioral modification treatments used to manage juvenile sex offenders are also a growing concern in today's society. To understand and determine proposed treatment methods, it will be necessary to review several related issues, such as traditional methods of sex offender therapy such as cognitive therapy and alternative therapies such as wilderness camps. Once the juvenile sex offender enters the justice system, the cost of rehabilitating or incarcerating the juvenile must also be discussed. Disposition for juvenile sex offenders should be tailored to the age, crime, and mental health of the offender. How we choose these methods and whether such treatment is more effective than incarceration are key questions to discuss. This literature will discuss who the juvenile sex offender is, the various treatment options to rehabilitate juveniles, workable solutions to monitor and reduce juvenile sex crimes, and the costs of adequately managing juvenile sex offenders once they have been adjudicated . Young sex offenders often vary in age, gender, and social class; which require a variety of different therapeutic and rehabilitation methods. Adolescent sex offenders commit a wide range of illegal sexual behaviors, ranging from exploratory behaviors committed primarily out of curiosity to repeated aggressive assaults. Adolescents are respo...... middle of paper...... Retrieved from http://norimuster.com/writing/thesis1.htmlNational Center on Youth Sexual Behavior at the Center on Abuse and Neglect of minors, Initials. (2003). what the research shows. Unpublished manuscript, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, retrieved from ncsby.org Smith, W.R., & Monastersky, C. (1986). Evaluation of the risk of recidivism of juvenile sexual offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 13, 115-140.Spark Action, (2010). For juvenile sex offenders, the intensive program offers the opportunity for change. Retrieved from http://sparkaction.org/content/juvenile-sex-offendersTrevino CNN, M. (2009, July 22). Police: four boys sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl. CNN NEWS, Retrieved from http://articles.cnn.com/2009-07-22/justice/arizona.juvenile.sexual.assault_1_assaulted-sexually-four-boys?_s=PM:CRIME