Assessing Juvenile Sexual Offenders' Risk for Reoffending

Smith, W. Wayne; Monastersky, Caren

doi:10.1177/0093854886013002001

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“…Further, a number of risk factors classified by Worling and Långström as unlikely were found to be predictive in the meta-analysis by McCann and Lussier. Similar inconsistencies are reflected in the findings of individual studies (e.g., Rasmussen, 1999;Smith & Monastersky, 1986), which, as noted above, are also characterized by problems such as brief follow-up periods (e.g., Kahn & Chambers, 1991;Prentky et al, 2000), small sample sizes (e.g., Boyd, 1994;Miner, 2002), unclear reliability (e.g., Allan et al, 2003;Smith & Monastersky, 1986), and the absence of a systematic, theoretically and empirically-based framework to inform the selection of risk factors (e.g., Nisbet et al, 2004;Rasmussen, 1999).…”

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Risk and Protective Factors for Recidivism Among Juveniles Who Have Offended Sexually

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Literature on risk factors for recidivism among juveniles who have sexually offended (JSOs) is limited. In addition, there have been no studies published concerning protective factors among this population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of risk and protective factors to sexual and nonsexual recidivism among a sample of 193 male JSOs (mean age = 15.26). Youths were followed for an average of 7.24 years following discharge from a residential sex offender treatment program. The risk factor opportunities to reoffend, as coded based on the Estimate of Risk of Adolescent Sexual Offense Recidivism, was associated with sexual recidivism. Several risk factors (e.g., prior offending; peer delinquency) were associated with nonsexual recidivism. No protective factors examined were associated with sexual recidivism, although strong attachments and bonds as measured by the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth was negatively related to nonsexual recidivism. These findings indicate that risk factors for nonsexual recidivism may be consistent across both general adolescent offender populations and JSOs, but that there may be distinct protective factors that apply to sexual recidivism among JSOs. Results also indicate important needs for further research on risk factors, protective factors, and risk management strategies for JSOs.

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Risk and Protective Factors for Recidivism Among Juveniles Who Have Offended Sexually

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“…Also, in a study of 2,029 juvenile offenders released from secured custody, including 249 sex offenders, Caldwell (2007) reported a significantly lower violent recidivism rate among the sex offenders as compared to the non-sex offending delinquents. Several studies have failed to find a link between the level of force used to sexually offend and the risk of future sexual offending (Auslander, unpublished doctoral dissertation; Boyd, unpublished doctoral dissertation; Schram & Milloy, 1995;Smith & Monastersky, 1986). The finding that the JSOAP-II Sexual Drive/Sexual Preoccupation (Scale 1) (which taps into the characteristics of sexual offenses specifically) was inversely related to future offense rates adds to these earlier findings.…”

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Sex offender registration and recidivism risk in juvenile sexual offenders

Caldwell

Dickinson²

2009

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Juvenile sex offenders are increasingly included in sex offender registration laws, based, in part, on the assumption that they pose a distinctively high risk for future sexual violence and registration may help to mitigate this risk. To test this assumption, the current study compares risk scores on the static scales of the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II (JSOAP-II; Prentky & Righthand, 2003) and the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI; Hoge, Andrews, & Leschied, 2002), between samples of 106 registered and 66 unregistered juvenile sex offenders. New criminal charges, including sexually based crimes, were examined over a mean follow-up of 49.2 months (SD = 29.6 months). Results indicated that registered youth had lower risk scores on scales that most accurately predicted recidivism and registered youth were charged with new crimes at rates similar to those of unregistered youth. Reoffense risk, as measured by the risk scales, was not moderated by registration. The findings did not support the assumption that registration can effectively lower the risk for reoffense in juvenile offenders.

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“…Studies reported quantitative data on the relationship between childhood abuse and adolescent sexual re-offending, such that an effect size could be computed. Because our hypotheses differentiated between sexual and physical abuse, we excluded studies that grouped these forms of abuse together (e.g., Smith and Monastersky 1986).…”

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“…Beyond the scarcity of research in this area, several studies that examined abuse unfortunately did not report the data required to code effect sizes and thus could not be included in the metaanalysis. For instance, in Smith and Monastersky (1986), physical and sexual abuse were grouped together rather than examined separately. In addition, in some studies there was insufficient information to code all of the relevant effect sizes (e.g., Kahn and Chambers 1991).…”

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Childhood Abuse and Adolescent Sexual Re-Offending: A Meta-Analysis

Mallie

Viljoen

Mordell

et al. 2010

Child Youth Care Forum

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Recent research indicates that adolescents who have sexually offended are more likely than other adolescents to have a history of sexual and physical abuse. However, it is unclear whether abuse predicts re-offending among these adolescents. To examine this relationship, a meta-analysis was conducted which included 29 effect sizes drawn from 11 published and unpublished studies involving 1542 sexually abusive adolescents. The results indicate a significant but small relationship between history of sexual abuse and sexual re-offending (O.R. = 1.51, p \ .05). In contrast, sexual abuse did not significantly predict general re-offending, although there was significant heterogeneity across studies. The relationship between physical abuse and recidivism (sexual and general) was non-significant. Due to methodological shortcomings in this area, such as limitations in methods of determining abuse history and the scarcity of research, the ability to make conclusions about the relationship between abuse and adolescent sexual recidivism is limited. As such, the discussion outlines how new studies can address these shortcomings and advance knowledge.

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Assessing Juvenile Sexual Offenders' Risk for Reoffending

Cited by 152 publications

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Risk and Protective Factors for Recidivism Among Juveniles Who Have Offended Sexually

Risk and Protective Factors for Recidivism Among Juveniles Who Have Offended Sexually

Sex offender registration and recidivism risk in juvenile sexual offenders

Childhood Abuse and Adolescent Sexual Re-Offending: A Meta-Analysis

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