Explaining Male Sex Offender Recidivism: Accounting for Differences in Correctional Supervision.
Sex Abuse
; : 10790632231224347, 2023 Dec 22.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Contrary to public opinion, empirical studies have consistently shown that persons convicted of a sexual offense (PCSO) are less likely to recidivate with a general offense. While researchers often point toward the surreptitiousness of sexual offending to explain low rates of recidivism, this paper tests a novel explanation SOs recidivate at lower rates than persons convicted of a non-sexual offense (PCNSO) because they are more often revoked to prison before they are able to commit a new crime, perhaps owing to more restrictive post-release supervision guidelines.METHODS:
Using a sample of 196,468 unique male releases, the difference in general and sexual recidivism between PCSO (n = 29,420) and PCNSO was assessed through survival analyses (Cox regression models).RESULTS:
Results demonstrated that PCSO were significantly less likely to be reconvicted for a general crime, but more likely for a sex offense. They were also more likely to be reincarcerated due to a revocation without a new sentence. Accounting for revocations, the difference in reconviction risk lessens between the groups but does not disappear.CONCLUSIONS:
This analysis provides evidence that differences in community supervision are contributing to the difference in recidivism rates between PCSO and PCNSO. Implications and future research are discussed.
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MEDLINE
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Sex Abuse
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos