The Criminal Career Paradigm and Its Relevance to Studying Sex Offenders

Sex Offenders ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjan Blokland ◽  
Patrick Lussier
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Criminal Career

The juvenile sex offender

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catrien Bijleveld ◽  
Chantal van den Berg ◽  
Jan Hendriks
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Juvenile Sex Offenders ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Juvenile Sex Offender ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Crucial Information

Juvenile sexual offending is often regarded as a precursor of serious and continued sexual offending in adulthood, but there has been little empirical evidence supporting this assumption. Could juvenile sexual offending be just a ‘passing phase’? The study discussed in this essay follows the criminal career about 1,600 juvenile sex offenders from early adolescence into adulthood. A comprehensive view of the entire criminal career is presented to establish whether juvenile sexual offending is a precursor of continued (sexual) offending in adulthood or if (sexual) offending is non-chronic for most. The sexual recidivists in the sample are identified, and this group is used to establish the risk factors associated with continued sexual offending. These risk factors are compared to the ones used in risk assessment instruments for (juvenile) sex offenders. This study holds crucial information for policy and theory regarding juvenile sex offenders.

scholarly journals Adolescent et agresseur sexuel : bilan d’une recherche

Criminologie ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Dozois
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
The United States ◽  
Juvenile Sex Offenders ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Exact Nature ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Social Maladjustment

The purpose of this research project was to gain a better knowledge of juvenile sex offenders in the Montreal area. Do they present differences or similarities with other subjects from studies made in the United States? Can we improve our assessment techniques to better differentiate those who should be treated in a closed setting from those who could benefit from a follow-up in the community? And how does our juvenile justice system deal with this type of offender? In order to find answers to these issues, ten (10) in-depth interviews with personality measures were conducted with juveniles who admitted (or were convicted of) sexual abuse. Moreover, a study of fifty (50) files from the Social Services relating to the same kind of behavior was done in the Montreal area. Our results are similar to other studies made elsewhere : those who where convicted of rape or child molesting committed their first (official) offense at a mean age of 14.5 years and 60 % of their victims were females of an average age of 9. For 38 % of our sample, the sexual offense is part of an heterogenous criminal career. Our personnality measures failed to differentiate between child molesters and rapists. However, on the Jesness Inventory, our ten subjects had high scores on the SM (Social Maladjustment) scale, and on AI (Asocial Index). One other significant finding was that the personnel involved with assessment and treatment of juvenile sex offenders had to get a better knowledge of the dynamics involved with such offenses to record basic information (victim's age, the exact nature of the behavior and the type of violence involved) and recommend appropriate treatment.

scholarly journals Identifying Criminal Career Patterns of Sex Offenders

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalibor Dolezal ◽  
Ena Jovanovic
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sexual Misconduct ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Information ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Over Time

Intense social and political changes in the past decades led to changes in crime rates and the way the public perceives crime. Although there is a concern about crime in general, there seem to be some types of offences that cause more distress to the general public than others, for example, sexual offences. They seem to receive significant amounts of public condemnation and represent the focus of many punitive policies. In order to understand criminality as an individual and a social problem, researchers began to study crime through the concept of criminal career. One of the ways of getting insight into this type of offenders is by exploring their criminal career referring to a longitudinal series of offences committed by a person which has a noticeable series of offences. The study of the criminal career of sexual offenders has the potential to bring new information to experts and legislators, contribute to a greater understanding of the continuity of transgression from adolescence to adulthood and ensure better knowledge of the occurrence of sexual misconduct, how it begins, how it develops over time and how it ends.

scholarly journals Non-intimate Relationships and Psychopathic Interpersonal and Affective Deficits as Risk Factors for Criminal Career: A Comparison Between Sex Offenders and Other Offenders

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Ferretti ◽  
Andrea Pozza ◽  
Fulvio Carabellese ◽  
Adriano Schimmenti ◽  
Gianluca Santoro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Sexual Crime ◽  
Affective Deficits

Sex-offenders are at risk of criminal recidivism. For the treatment to be truly effective, it must be individualized. For this purpose, an accurate assessment should focus on criminological, psychological, and psychopathological features. The present study compared sex offenders with other offenders on historical experiences (i.e., problems with violence, anti-social behaviors, problems with personal relationships, problems with substance use, traumatic experiences, and parenting style). In addition, given the association between life events and psychopathy, we explored whether the relation between life events and crime type (sexual crime vs. other types of crime) might be moderated by psychopathy traits (interpersonal and affective deficits and antisocial behavior). Eighty-eight sex offenders (76% of whom child molesters) and 102 other offenders were included. The Historical, Clinical and Risk Management - 20 item Version 3 (HCR-20V3) and Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) were administered. The scores of the HCR-20V3 Historical scale items were computed to assess life events. The scores of the PCL-R factors, F1 Interpersonal affective deficits and F2 Antisocial behavior, were recorded. The presence of a history of problems with non-intimate relationships was the only significant risk factor for sexual crime compared with other crimes. Interpersonal and affective deficits provided an increased likelihood of being sex offenders as compared with other offenders when problems with non-intimate relationships were possibly/partially or certainly present.

A developmental life-course perspective of juvenile and adult sexual offending

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Lussier ◽  
Arjan A. J. Blokland
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Criminal Careers ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Sex Offending ◽  
Current State ◽  
Adult Sex Offenders ◽  
Adult Sexual Offending ◽  
Theoretical Issues

This essay examines theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge about the activation, course, and desistance from sex offending. The authors discuss theoretical issues and controversies regarding the origins and development and sex offending. Methodological issues in the measurement of sex offending and sex offending careers are reviewed, and an organizing conceptual criminal career framework is proposed to study sex offending. The current state of knowledge is presented regarding the criminal careers of juvenile sex offenders and associated developmental correlates, as well as the criminal careers of adult sex offenders and associated developmental correlates. A comparative analysis is provided of juvenile and adult sex offending careers and the respective correlates, noting developmental similarities and differences. Finally, a developmentally informed integrated model of sex offending is presented to stimulate research and policy discussion regarding the prevention of sexual violence and abuse.

Sexual homicide and violent offenders

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Beauregard
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Lethal Outcome ◽  
Sexual Homicide ◽  
Unique Type ◽  
Offender Characteristics

This essay explores whether the sexual murderer is a unique type of sex offender. Two competing hypotheses of sexual homicide are outlined: the unique type hypothesis and the situational hypothesis. The essay discusses the heterogeneity of sexual murderers and reviews the different typologies of sexual homicide and the most common types. Differences and similarities between sexual murderers and non-homicidal sex offenders are reviewed, focusing on offender characteristics, criminal career, situational factors, and modus operandi/crime characteristics. The essay examines the factors leading to a lethal outcome in sexual assaults by looking at the most important factors, and the combinations of factors, leading to the death of the victim. Misconceptions about the modus operandi of sexual murderers are discussed along with the main behaviors they use to commit their crime. Finally the essay explores the differences between serial and non-serial sexual murderers.

Sexual Murderers: Sex Offender, Murderer, or Both?

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 932-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Beauregard ◽  
Matt DeLisi ◽  
Ashley Hewitt
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Criminal Career ◽  
Sexual Homicide ◽  
Physical Injuries ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Male Sex Offenders

Sexual murderers perpetrate homicide and rape/sexual abuse, but it is unclear whether they should primarily be considered homicide offenders, sexual offenders, or both. Most studies have merged together different types of non-homicidal sex offenders (NHSOs), neglecting to consider the potential differences between the nonviolent and violent sex offenders. Here, we suggest it is important to isolate those violent sex offenders who inflict severe physical injuries that could potentially lead to a lethal outcome. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to compare different measures of the criminal career on three groups of sex offenders: NHSOs, violent NHSOs, and sexual homicide offenders (SHOs) using data from 616 incarcerated male sex offenders in a Federal penitentiary in Canada. Interestingly, the group of sex offenders with the worst criminal career profile was not the SHOs, but the violent NHSOs. Violent NHSOs had the greatest number of prior convictions and the most varied and versatile criminal career. Therefore, we suggest that based on their criminal career, SHOs should be considered more as murderers than sex offenders. However, to fully answer this question, future studies should include a group of non-sexual homicide offenders.

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