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dc.contributor.authorLussier, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorLeclerc, Benoit
dc.contributor.authorHealy, Jay
dc.contributor.authorProulx, Jean
dc.contributor.editorMatt DeLisi, Peter J. Conis
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-28T03:52:33Z
dc.date.available2018-08-28T03:52:33Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2014-02-11T22:15:11Z
dc.identifier.isbn9780763754792
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22947
dc.description.abstractContrary to public perception, empirical studies have constantly shown that persistent sex offenders constitute a small sub-group of the sex offender population. Indeed, only a small sub-group of sex offenders tends to persist over time, as recidivism rates tend to be approximately 10 to 15% over a period of about five years after release.1 This small sub-group has attracted a lot of attention from the criminal justice system. Such attention led to the development of various risk assessment tools designed to help practitioners screening persistent offenders. Many characteristics have been identified, and theoretical models have been proposed. 2,3 In the meantime, however, the behavior of persistent sexual offenders has been overlooked to a great extent. One could reasonably question what those risk assessment tools are really predicting, as the criterion used to develop those instruments is "sexual recidivism," which includes much heterogeneity in its manifestations. Of interest is the fact that many predictors of sexual recidivism are related to offending characteristics, such as having offended against an extra familial, male, prepubescent victim. The purpose of this study is to build on previous studies to further understand the sexual criminal activity of persistent sexual offenders.4 Emphasis here is on the tendency for that sub-group of offenders to switch from one sex crime category to another. Building on the crim­inological literature, we investigated the sexual criminal versatility of persistent sex offenders and the associated risk factors.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJones and Bartlett Publishers Inc.
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.jblearning.com/
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleViolent offenders: Theory, research, pubic policy, and practice
dc.relation.ispartofchapter7
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom97
dc.relation.ispartofpageto118
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCauses and Prevention of Crime
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160201
dc.titleGenerality of deviance and predation: Crime-switching and specialization patterns in persistent sexual offenders
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLeclerc, Benoit


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