By Dr Tyson Whitten

Journal articles

Whitten T; Cale J; Brewer R; Logos K; Holt TJ; Goldsmith A, 2026, 'Exploring the Role of Self-Control Across Distinct Patterns of Cyber-Deviance in Emerging Adolescence', International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 70, pp. 1080 - 1099, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X231220011

Laurens K; Piltz L; Graham L; Carpendale E; Tzoumakis S; Harris F; Whitten T; Dean K; Green M, 2026, 'Out-of-school suspension and police contact: Identifying early opportunities to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline', , http://dx.doi.org/10.52922/crg78175

Salter M; Whitten T; Woodlock D; Lu M; Lamond M; Naldrett G; Tyler M, 2026, 'A Descriptive Study of the Attitudes, Characteristics and Behaviours Differentiating Men Who Do and Do Not Want Help for Their Sexual Interest in Children', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1624 - 1650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403618

Woodlock D; Whitten T; Salter M; Lamond M; Slater C; Fry D, 2026, 'Differentiating Men With Sexual Interest in Children and Those Involved in Sexual Behaviour With Children', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1514 - 1543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403606

Salter M; Whitten T; Woodlock D; Slater C; McFeeters A; Lu M; Naldrett G; Tyler M; Fry D, 2026, 'Examining Attitudes Conducive to Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Evidence From a Representative Multi-Country Study', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1600 - 1623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403621

Whitten T; Salter M; Woodlock D; McFeeters A; Vermeulen I; Guthrie SL; Gaitis KK; Fry D, 2026, 'Examining the Cross-Country Differences in the Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated With Men’s Interest in and Perpetration of Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1570 - 1599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403610

Whitten T; Salter M; Woodlock D, 2026, 'Exploring Patterns of Men’s Self-Reported Sexual Behaviours, Feelings, and Interests Towards Children', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1491 - 1513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403602

Salter M; Whitten T; Woodlock D; Stevenson J; Mat Rani S; Fry D, 2026, 'Identifying the Demographic and Internet Use Characteristics of Technology-Facilitated Child Sex Offenders Operating in the Australian, U.S. and U.K. General Population', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1544 - 1569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403620

Whitten T; Salter M; Woodlock D, 2026, 'The Prevalence and Correlates of Child Sexual Offending Behaviours and Attitudes Among Men in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States: Study Methodology', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1469 - 1490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403613

Salter M; Woodlock D; Whitten T, 2026, 'Introduction to the Special Issue: Prevalence and Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration in Australia, the United States, and United Kingdom', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 41, pp. 1461 - 1468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605251403614

Piltz LM; Whitten T; Dean K; Green MJ; Graham LJ; Carpendale EJ; Tzoumakis S; Watkeys OJ; Carr VJ; Laurens KR, 2026, 'Exclusionary School Discipline and Time to First Contact with Police as a Person of Interest for Criminal Incidents Among Boys and Girls', Journal of School Violence, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2026.2706587

Woodlock D; Olejníková L; Salter M; Singh S; Young A; Whitten T; Rouse J; Griffiths P; Olejnikova L, 2026, 'Hidden in Plain Sight: Lessons From International Case Studies of Child Sexual Abuse in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings', Child Maltreatment, pp. 10775595251414844, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595251414844

Whitten T; Cale J; Salter M, 2026, 'The Prevalence of Self-Reported Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Adults in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Proportional Meta-Analysis', Trauma Violence and Abuse, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248380261439140

Laurens KR; Piltz LM; Graham LJ; Carpendale EJ; Tzoumakis S; Harris F; Whitten T; Carr VJ; Dean K; Green MJ, 2026, 'Out-of-school suspension from primary school and early contact with police', TRENDS AND ISSUES IN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.52922/ti78182

Tzoumakis S; Whitten T; McKenzie E; Dean K; O’Hare K; Watkeys OJ; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2025, 'Criminal justice system contacts of young people who were placed in out-of-home care in childhood: A population-based descriptive study of over 79,000 young people in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Criminology, 58, pp. 629 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076251379336

Bates S; Katz I; Whitten T, 2025, 'Making the most of a captive audience: Do specialist teams in custodial settings offer a way to assist people to access the NDIS?', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60, pp. 1052 - 1076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.379

Rees SJ; Fisher J; Whitten T; Suomi A; Green M; Hassoun F; Moussa B; Nadar N; Tay AK; McCormack C; Silove D, 2025, 'Trajectories of risk in early psychosocial development: Children of mothers exposed to intimate partner violence from refugee and non-refugee backgrounds in Australia', Child Abuse and Neglect, 169, pp. 107622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107622

Rees SJ; Whitten T; Tay AK; Suomi A; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Nadar N; Silove D, 2025, 'The psychological impact of conflict in the Middle East from 2023 to 2025 on Australian communities: a prospective cohort study', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 61, pp. 101639 - 101639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101639

Cale J; Whitten T; Perales F; O'Shannessy D; Leclerc B, 2025, 'A quasi-experimental evaluation of a specialized treatment service for youth adjudicated for sexual offences in Queensland, Australia', Journal of Criminal Justice, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102462

McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Whitten T; Tay AK; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Rees S, 2025, 'The association and impact of psychological and social factors on physical activity levels amongst women in the Australian WATCH longitudinal study', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102844

Lupton D; Whitten T; Tay AK; Beek K; Green M; Hassoun F; Moussa B; Silove D; Rees S, 2025, 'Mental health and psychosocial factors predicting concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine among refugee background and Australian-born women', Vaccine, 58, pp. 127251 - 127251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127251

Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Green MJ; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Dean K, 2025, 'Sex differences in the patterns of police contact during childhood and adolescence: A population-based study of 79,446 Australian young people', Journal of Criminology, 58, pp. 155 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076241269755

Muser J; Whitten T; Virgara J; Connell N; Tzoumakis S, 2025, 'Can universal school-based social and emotional learning programs reduce early antisocial behaviours? A systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Behavioral Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01650254251361872

Athanassiou U; Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ; Dean K, 2024, 'Contact with child protection services and subsequent rates of first police contact as a person of interest, victim or witness in early life', Children and Youth Services Review, 163, pp. 107705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107705

Green MJ; Watkeys OJ; Harris F; O'Hare K; Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Laurens KR; Carpendale EJ; Dean K; Carr VJ, 2024, 'Cohort Profile Update: The New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS) - Wave 3 (child age ∼18 years)', International Journal of Epidemiology, 53, pp. dyae069 - dyae069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae069

Tzoumakis S; Whitten T; Laurens KR; Dean K; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2024, 'Levels of Involvement with Child Protection Services Associated with Early Adolescent Police Contact as a Victim and Person of Interest', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 39, pp. 2708 - 2732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605231223468

Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Green MJ; Dean K, 2024, 'Global Prevalence of Childhood Exposure to Physical Violence within Domestic and Family Relationships in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Proportional Meta-Analysis', Trauma Violence and Abuse, 25, pp. 1411 - 1430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248380231179133

Whitten T; Cale J; Nathan S; Hayen A; Williams M; Shanahan M; Ferry M, 2023, 'Duration of stay and rate of subsequent criminal conviction and hospitalisation for substance use among young people admitted to a short-term residential program', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1450 - 1460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13655

Brewer R; Whitten T; Logos K; Sayer M; Langos C; Holt TJ; Cale J; Goldsmith A, 2023, 'Examining the Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors Associated with Adolescent Engagement in Multiple Types of Cyberdeviance: Results from an Australian Study', Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, pp. 2046 - 2062, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02586-0

Virgara JL; Whitten T, 2023, 'A systematic literature review of the longitudinal risk factors associated with juvenile cyber-deviance', Computers in Human Behavior, 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107613

O'Hare K; Watkeys O; Whitten T; Dean K; Laurens KR; Tzoumakis S; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2023, 'Cumulative Environmental Risk in Early Life: Associations With Schizotypy in Childhood', Schizophrenia bulletin, 49, pp. 244 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac160

Athanassiou U; Green MJ; Tzoumakis S; Whitten T; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Dean K, 2023, 'Relationships between parental mental illness and/or offending and offspring contact with the police in childhood: Findings from a longitudinal record-linkage study', Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 33, pp. 72 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2274

Whitten T; Cale J; Nathan S; Williams M; Baldry E; Ferry M; Hayen A, 2023, 'Influence of a residential drug and alcohol program on young people's criminal conviction trajectories', Journal of Criminal Justice, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.102026

Green MJ; Piotrowska PJ; Tzoumakis S; Whitten T; Laurens KR; Butler M; Katz I; Harris F; Carr VJ, 2023, 'Profiles of Resilience from Early to Middle Childhood among Children Known to Child Protection Services', Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 52, pp. 533 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2021.1969652

O’Hare K; Watkeys O; Dean K; Tzoumakis S; Whitten T; Harris F; Laurens KR; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2023, 'Self-harm and suicidal ideation among young people is more often recorded by child protection than health services in an Australian population cohort', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231179652

Malvaso CG; Cale J; Whitten T; Day A; Singh S; Hackett L; Delfabbro PH; Ross S, 2022, 'Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Among Young People Who Offend: A Systematic Literature Review', Trauma Violence and Abuse, 23, pp. 1677 - 1694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248380211013132

Whitten T; Green MJ; Tzoumakis S; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Dean K, 2022, 'Early developmental vulnerabilities following exposure to domestic violence and abuse: Findings from an Australian population cohort record linkage study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 153, pp. 223 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.012

O'Hare K; Watkeys O; Whitten T; Dean K; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2022, 'Parental and community risk factors for childhood self-harm thoughts and behaviours', Journal of Affective Disorders, 310, pp. 279 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.050

O'Hare K; Watkeys O; Whitten T; Dean K; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2022, 'Cumulative environmental risk in early life is associated with mental disorders in childhood.', Psychological Medicine, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291722001702

Green MJ; Watkeys OJ; Kariuki M; Hindmarsh G; Whitten T; Dean K; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ, 2022, 'Forecasting childhood adversities from conditions of birth', Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 36, pp. 230 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12828

Whitten T; Cale J; Nathan S; Bista S; Ferry M; Williams M; Rawstorne P; Hayen A, 2022, 'Hospitalisation following therapeutic community drug and alcohol treatment for young people with and without a history of criminal conviction', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 231, pp. 109280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109280

Salter M; Whitten T, 2022, 'A Comparative Content Analysis of Pre-Internet and Contemporary Child Sexual Abuse Material', Deviant Behavior, 43, pp. 1120 - 1134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2021.1967707

Athanassiou U; Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Hindmarsh G; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ; Dean K, 2021, 'Examining the overlap of young people’s early contact with the police as a person of interest and victim or witness', Journal of Criminology, 54, pp. 501 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26338076211014594

Laurens KR; Dean K; Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Harris F; Waddy N; Prendergast T; Taiwo M; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2021, 'Early childhood predictors of elementary school suspension: An Australian record linkage study', Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 77, pp. 101343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101343

Green MJ; Watkeys OJ; Whitten T; Thomas C; Kariuki M; Dean K; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ, 2021, 'Increased incidence of childhood mental disorders following exposure to early life infection', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 97, pp. 376 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.009

McGee TR; Whitten T; Williams C; Jolliffe D; Farrington DP, 2021, 'Classification of patterns of offending in developmental and life-course criminology, with special reference to persistence', Aggression and Violent Behavior, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101460

Dean K; Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2021, 'Incidence of early police contact among children with emerging mental health problems in australia', JAMA Network Open, 4, pp. E2112057, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12057

Whitten T; Dean K; Li R; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Green MJ, 2021, 'Earlier Contact with Child Protection Services Among Children of Parents With Criminal Convictions and Mental Disorders', Child Maltreatment, 26, pp. 63 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559520935204

Piotrowska PJ; Whitten T; Tzoumakis S; Laurens KR; Katz I; Carr VJ; Harris F; Green MJ, 2020, 'Transitions between socio-emotional and cognitive vulnerability profiles from early to middle childhood: a population study using multi-agency administrative records', European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 29, pp. 1659 - 1670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01475-x

Whitten T; Green MJ; Tzoumakis S; Laurens KR; Harris F; Carr VJ; Dean K, 2020, 'Children’s contact with police as a victim, person of interest and witness in New South Wales, Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 53, pp. 387 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865819890894

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