The Elderly Sex Offender

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Stewart ◽  
J. Paul Fedoroff
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Sexual Boundaries ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Younger Men

This chapter reviews the topic of problematic sexual behaviors committed by elderly men and women. Given the dearth of research done on problematic sexual behaviors in older people, references in this chapter include studies involving people as young as 55. Age-relevant findings regarding criminal sex offenses committed by elderly sex offenders and recidivism are considered along with aspects of this population that are similar to and different from younger men and women. Important ethical and sexual boundaries and their implications are discussed. Patterns of sexual offenses committed by elderly offenders against children are reviewed. Specific risk factors, particularly the role of cognitive impairment and psychiatric illness, are identified and described. Approaches to assessment and treatment are also presented. The chapter concludes with suggestions for future research.

Comparing Solo- and Co-Offending Female Sex Offenders on Variables of Pathology, Offense Characteristics, and Recidivism

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 972-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly A. Miller ◽  
Ethan A. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Female Sex Offenders ◽  
Recidivism Rates ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Offending Behavior ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

Due to the smaller proportion of female sex offenders (2%-12% of all sexual offenses) compared with male sex offenders, we know much less about these women to aid in the assessment, treatment, and prevention of their offending behavior compared with men. One promising distinction in female sex offender typology is solo-offending females versus females who offend with a male co-offender. The current study uses a sample of 225 incarcerated female sex offenders to compare solo and co-offending women on variables of psychopathology, criminal history, victim and offender information, and recidivism rates. Results indicate that solo offenders are more likely to have male, unrelated victims, score higher on dominance and aggression, and are more likely to generally recidivate. Solo versus co-offending status was not a significant predictor for sexual recidivism. Implications for assessment and treatment are discussed.

Long-Term Predictive Validity of the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol–II: Research and Practice Implications

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 499-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Schwartz-Mette ◽  
Sue Righthand ◽  
Jeffrey Hecker ◽  
Gregory Dore ◽  
Rachael Huff
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Juvenile Sex Offender ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Offender Assessment ◽  
Sexually Offended

The current study evaluated the predictive validity of the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol–II (J-SOAP-II) scores in a sample of juveniles who recidivated sexually or nonsexually as adults. Participants included 166 juveniles who had previously sexually offended and were followed into adulthood for an average of 10.75 years. Results of area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) analyses supported the predictive validity of the J-SOAP-II Total Score, Scale 1, and Static Score in regard to adult sexual recidivism, and predictive validity was found for all J-SOAP-II scores (except Scale 1) in regard to adult nonsexual recidivism. Implications for future research on the assessment of risk factors and treatment needs for adolescents who commit sexual offenses are discussed.

Sex Offender Policies and Legislation

Criminology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly M. Socia ◽  
Rimonda R. Maroun
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Local Law Enforcement ◽  
Registration Data ◽  
The Us ◽  
Mental Health Facilities ◽  
Local Law

Various policies and legislation have been implemented that apply to individuals convicted of sexual offenses. While on probation or parole supervision, sex offenders can be subject to many of the same restrictions that non-sex offenders are. However, there are other requirements that can apply specifically to sex offenders, either while under post-release supervision or afterward. These requirements can take a variety of forms, including formally registering as a sex offender with local law enforcement and periodically updating registration data, residence restrictions on where they can (and cannot) live, and being subject to electronic monitoring. Further, some sex offenders may be civilly committed in secure mental health facilities after their criminal sentence ends. While most offenses involving criminal sexual conduct fall under the jurisdiction of state law, certain sexual offenses are found in Title 18 of the US Code and may involve federal punishment and supervision.

Evaluation of New Jersey's Sex Offender Treatment Program at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center: Preliminary Results

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen M. Zgoba ◽  
Wayne R. Sager ◽  
Philip H. Witt
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
Correctional Facility ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Sexual Offense ◽  
Sex Offender Treatment ◽  
Sexual Offenses

This study examined 10-year sexual and non-sexual offense recidivism for sex offenders released from New Jersey's general prison system and from the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center (ADTC), New Jersey's correctional facility and treatment center for repetitive-compulsive sexual offenders. The study found that sexual offenders released from the ADTC had significantly lower rates of committing both non-sexual offenses and any offense, compared with the general prison population of sex offenders. For both groups, the 10-year sexual offense reconviction rates were relatively low, 8.6% for the ADTC offenders and 12.7% for the general prison sexual offenders, while reoffense rates for non-sexual offenses were 25.8% and 44.1% for ADTC and general prison sex offenders, respectively.

Time-Series Analyses of the Impact of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Law Implementation and Subsequent Modifications on Rates of Sexual Offenses

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (11) ◽  
pp. 1483-1512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff A. Bouffard ◽  
LaQuana N. Askew
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sex Offender Registration ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Sex offender registration and notification (SORN) laws were implemented to protect communities by increasing public awareness, and these laws have expanded over time to include registration by more types of offenders. Despite widespread implementation, research provides only inconsistent support for the impact of SORN laws on incidence of sexual offending. Using data from a large metropolitan area in Texas over the time period 1977 to 2012, and employing a number of time-series analyses, we examine the impact of the initial SORN implementation and two enhancements to the law. Results reveal no effect of SORN, or its subsequent modifications, on all sexual offenses or any of several specific offenses measures (e.g., crimes by repeat offenders). Implications for effective policy and future research are presented.

Military Sexual Trauma and Risky Behaviors: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483801989733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon R. Forkus ◽  
Nicole H. Weiss ◽  
Svetlana Goncharenko ◽  
Joseph Mammay ◽  
Michael Church ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Military Sexual Trauma ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Wide Range

Introduction: Military sexual trauma (MST) is a serious and pervasive problem among military men and women. Recent findings have linked MST with various negative outcomes including risky, self-destructive, and health-compromising behaviors. Objective: The current review summarizes the existing literature on the association between MST and risky behaviors among military men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Method: We systematically searched five electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, PSYCINFO, PILOTS, and CINAHL Plus) using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Results: Of the initial 2,021 articles, 47 met the inclusion criteria. Reviewed studies revealed three patterns of findings: (1) largely studied and consistent (i.e., suicidal behaviors, disordered eating), (2) mixed and in need of future research (i.e., alcohol and drug use, smoking), and (3) underexamined (i.e., sexual behaviors, illegal/aggressive behaviors) or completely neglected (e.g., problematic technology use, gambling). Discussion: The current systematic review advances literature by providing strong support for an association between MST and a wide range of risky behaviors. Moreover, it highlights important areas for future research.

scholarly journals Female Sex Offenders: An Analysis of Crime Scene Behaviors

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (24) ◽  
pp. 3839-3860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Almond ◽  
Michelle A. McManus ◽  
Susan Giles ◽  
Elisabeth Houston
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Crime Scene ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
The Social ◽  
Law Reports

The concept of the female sex offender (FSO) is a relatively new phenomenon within the social research literature. Studies of female rape, male rape, pedophilia, and juvenile sex offenders have suggested that different styles of offending are reflected in the different types of behaviors committed by offenders at the crime scene. These studies suggest that there are three distinct themes of behavior: Hostility, Impersonal, and Involvement. Multidimensional analysis is carried out on 35 crime scene behaviors of 73 FSOs from U.K. and U.S. law reports. The proposed framework was found to be a useful way of classifying FSOs with 84% displaying a dominant theme. These resulted in 52% classified as displaying Involvement, 17% as Control, and 15% as Hostility. Finally, the implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Volunteering With Sex Offenders: The Attitudes of Volunteers Toward Sex Offenders, Their Treatment, and Rehabilitation

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Kerr ◽  
Ruth J. Tully ◽  
Birgit Völlm
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
General Public ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Offender Treatment ◽  
Offender Rehabilitation ◽  
Sex Offender Treatment ◽  
Attitudes Toward Sex

The general public has been shown to hold negative attitudes toward sexual offenders, sex offender treatment, and the rehabilitation of sexual offenders. It appears pertinent to the success of sex offender management strategies that utilise volunteers that selected volunteers do not share these attitudes. Here, volunteers for Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA), a community-based initiative supporting the reintegration of sex offenders, completed three validated psychometric measures assessing attitudes toward sex offenders in general and toward their treatment and rehabilitation. Responses were compared with a U.K. general public sample. The results showed that volunteers held more positive attitudes toward sex offenders, sex offender treatment, and sex offender rehabilitation than the U.K. general public sample. The significance of these findings is discussed alongside directions for future research.

Time to Apprehension and the Correlates of Warrant Closure

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-312
Author(s):  
Sarah W. Craun ◽  
Andrew D. Tiedt
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hazards Model

To understand how offenders are caught, past research has focused on case closures, which combines the identification and apprehension of a fugitive. However, there is a gap in applied research concerning duration to apprehension and variation in time to capture by crime. This study examined the days to close arrest warrants using administrative data containing 1.3 million cases. A Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated that sex crimes involving contact or encompassing child pornography/exploitation, kidnapping, sex offender registration violations, and warrants involving assaults or an armed/dangerous notation had the strongest relationships to warrant closure. The results illustrate the prioritizing of cases involving sex offenders and violent offenders, as well as underscoring a need for future research on time to warrant closure.

scholarly journals Estimates of the Impact of Crime Risk on Property Values from Megan's Laws

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 1103-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Linden ◽  
Jonah E Rockoff
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
House Prices ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
Crime Risk ◽  
The Impact

We estimate the willingness to pay for reductions in crime risk using the location and move-in dates of sex offenders. We find significant effects of sex offenders' locations that are geographically localized. House prices within 0.1 miles of a sex offender fall by 4 percent on average. We then use this finding to estimate the costs to victims of sexual offenses, and find costs of over $1 million per victim—far greater than previous estimates. However, we cannot reject the alternative hypotheses that individuals overestimate risks posed by offenders or that living near an offender poses significant costs exclusive of crime risk. (JEL K42, R23, R31)

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