Profiles of juveniles with sex offense charges referred for competence evaluations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn A. Cunningham ◽  
Kelly L. Edyburn ◽  
Fran Lexcen
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offense

scholarly journals An Examination of Subway Sex Offense Modus Operandi: A Case of Seoul, South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8979
Author(s):  
Taeyoung Kim ◽  
Seung Yeop Paek ◽  
Julak Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Sex Offenses ◽  
Script Analysis ◽  
Police Official ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Subway Stations ◽  
Official Crime ◽  
Sex Offense ◽  
The City ◽  
Crime Reports

Subway sex offenses are a serious issue in the nations around world, but existing research has failed to explore the offense types or patterns systematically. In order to fill this gap, the authors employed Crime Script Analysis (CSA) to examine the two most common subway sex offenses in Seoul, South Korea. Specifically, the authors assessed the reasoning behind the steps taken to prepare for, carry out, and complete harassment and surreptitious recording. The offenses committed in the subway stations around the city of Seoul were analyzed based on the interviews with the subway police, official crime reports, and crime case files. Drawing from the findings, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Testing the Static-99R as a Global Screen for Risk of Sex Crime Recidivism in a Norwegian Routine Sample

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107906322095119
Author(s):  
Ingeborg Jenssen Sandbukt ◽  
Torbjørn Skardhamar ◽  
Ragnar Kristoffersen ◽  
Christine Friestad
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Proportional Hazard ◽  
Random Forest Classification ◽  
Forest Classification ◽  
Sex Offense ◽  
Observation Period ◽  
Sex Crime

The Static-99R has been recommended for use as a first global screen for sorting out sex-convicted persons who are in need of further risk assessment. This study investigated the Static-99R’s predictive validity based on a nonselected Norwegian sample ( n = 858) of persons released from prison after having served a sex crime sentence. After a mean observation period of 2,183 days, 3.4% ( n = 29) had recidivated to a new sex offense. A higher number of recidivists were found among those with higher Static-99R total scores. The predictive contribution from each of the ten Static-99R risk items was investigated using standard logistic regression, proportional hazard regression, and random forest classification algorithm. The overall results indicate that the Static-99R is relevant as a risk screen in a Norwegian context, providing similar results concerning predictive accuracy as previous studies.

Beyond Panic: Variation in the Legislative Activity for Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws Across States Over Time

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lytle
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Sex Offender Registration ◽  
Legislative Activity ◽  
Legislative Reforms ◽  
Sex Offense ◽  
Over Time

Nationwide moral panic has long served as a primary explanation for sex offense laws. These laws, however, remain primarily left to state legislatures, which implies potential variation in their content over time. Variation in legislative content, to the degree that it represents implementation, not only suggests differential consequences for registrants and communities, but also it would raise questions to the sufficiency of moral panic as a sole explanation for sex offense policy change. I build upon earlier work by exploring variation in the content and timing of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) reform in all 50 states over time. After documenting variation in these laws, I present the ways in which SORN legislative content has evolved differently across states. In addition, the timing of legislative reforms differed not only across states but also within states over time. These findings have implications for existing theoretical assertions regarding criminal justice policy.

Failure to Register as a Predictor of Sex Offense Recidivism

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen M. Zgoba ◽  
Jill Levenson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Megan's Law ◽  
Similar Time ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Registered Sex Offenders ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Sex Offense

This quasi-experimental study analyzed the recidivism outcomes of 1,125 sexual offenders in two groups. The first group comprised 644 registered sex offenders who were convicted of a sex crime and at some point failed to register after release from prison. The comparison group contained 481 registered sex offenders released from prison during a similar time frame who did not fail to register after their release. The groups were then tracked for both sexual and nonsexual offenses to determine whether failure to register under Megan’s Law is predictive of reoffending. Failure to register was not a significant predictor of sexual recidivism, casting doubt on the belief that sex offenders who are noncompliant with registration are especially sexually dangerous. Few differences between groups were detected, but FTR offenders were more likely to have sexually assaulted a stranger and to have adult female victims, further challenging the stereotype of the child predator who absconds to evade detection. Potential policy implications are discussed.

Offender Presence, Available Victims, Social Disorganization and Sex Offense Rates

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Tewksbury ◽  
Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine ◽  
Michele Covington
Keyword(s):  
Social Disorganization ◽  
Sex Offense

Narratives of “Sodomy” and “Unnatural Offenses” in the Courts of Mandate Palestine (1918–48)

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orna Alyagon Darr
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sex Offense

Sixteen-year-old Acre resident Mustafa Naif, suspected of having sex with another man, stated before the police investigator on June 30, 1943, “I know Mustafa Zaharan and is my friend and mate, I used to love him and he used to love me, and that this man had a sexual intercourse with me twice with my consent and free will, because he loves me and I love him.”1By the time of his trial, approximately a month later, Mustafa Naif must have realized this was the “wrong” story to tell. He recanted his statement and denied knowing Mustafa Zaharan or having anything to do with him. His denial might have been another manifestation of love, as an admission of guilt would have led to his friend's conviction on a sex offense. For his lover's sake, then, Mustafa Naif might have renounced his original romantic version. Indeed, his friend was acquitted as a result of the contradictory statements; however, Mustafa Naif was charged with perjury and was convicted after pleading guilty.

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