A matched cohort comparison of a criminal justice system’s response to child sexual abuse: a profile of perpetrators

Assessing the Influence of Familial Paternalism on Child Neglect Sentencing Decisions

“…Furthermore, most of these studies contained only descriptive statistics to determine the frequency in which sentences of incarceration and community sanctions (e.g., probation) were allocated to these offenders. The majority of these studies found that incarceration was the most frequent sentence for these types of offenders (Cross, Whitcomb & De Vos, 1995;Cullen, Hull Smith, Funk & Haaf, 2000;Faller & Henry, 2000;Goodman et al, 1992;Martone, Jaudes & Cavins, 1996;Stroud, Martens & Barker, 2000). Champion (1988) and Conte and Berliner (1981), however, produced contrary findings.…”

Recidivism Among Child Sexual Abusers: Initial Results of a 13-Year Longitudinal Random Sample

“…Cullen, Smith, Funk and Haaf (2000) reported that the courts showed no significant differences in their handling of sex and non-sex offenders. Other research showed that more research is needed comparing the costs and benefits of incarceration verses treatment and the treatment of victims (Shanahan & Donato, 2001).…”

Sentencing Outcomes of Convicted Child Sex Offenders

“…Even with the cultural view that all child sex offenders are evil and should be locked away, wide variations exist in the sentencing of all offenders regardless of crime or criminal mandates (minimum sentencing or sentencing guidelines) (Crow & Gertz, 2008;Cullen, Smith, Funk, & Haaf, 2000). Research indicates that characteristics of the offense (e.g., forced rape, especially of victims under 12), repeat offenders, and certain minority groups are more likely to receive maximum sentences (Demuth, & Steffensmeier, 2004;Ulmer, Kurlychek, & Kramer, 2007).…”