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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Danielle A
dc.contributor.authorSmallbone, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorDennison, Susan
dc.contributor.authorKnight, Raymond A
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:14:54Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-06-24T05:17:36Z
dc.identifier.issn0047-2352
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.12.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27732
dc.description.abstractOffense specialization and versatility have been investigated in general offender populations, but have only recently been examined in sexual offenders. This study explored the extent of both tendencies in the criminal histories of 572 adult male sexual offenders referred for civil commitment. The specialization threshold and the diversity index were used to compare offender subgroups by referral status (committed versus observed) and offense type (rape, child molestation, and incest). Offense versatility was the more likely tendency across the sample. Committed and observed offenders did not differ. Although predominantly versatile, child molesters were significantly more likely than rapists to specialize in sexual offenses, and were also more likely to specialize in child molestation (compared to rapists specializing in rape). These results confirm previous findings on criminal versatility among sexual offenders. This adds to a growing body of research that questions universal and selective crime control policies designed exclusively for sexual offenders.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/jcrimjus
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom37
dc.relation.ispartofpageto44
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Criminal Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume37
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCorrectional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440202
dc.titleSpecialization and versatility in sexual offenders referred for civil commitment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSmallbone, Stephen W.
gro.griffith.authorDennison, Susan M.
gro.griffith.authorHarris, Danielle A.


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