Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California
This study followed 146 sexual offenders released from prison custody for a period of 25-years. Overall, 34% of individuals committed at least one sexual reoffense in the 25 years following release from incarceration. Most sexual recidivism occured within the first 15-years following release. The hi...
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| author | Stephanie Brooks Holliday Shoba Sreenivasan Sarah Cusworth Walker Victor Jordan Allen Azizian Thomas Garrick |
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| description | This study followed 146 sexual offenders released from prison custody for a period of 25-years. Overall, 34% of individuals committed at least one sexual reoffense in the 25 years following release from incarceration. Most sexual recidivism occured within the first 15-years following release. The highest rates of sexual recidivism were observed for individuals under 34 years at release from incarceration, for whom recidivism steadily increased over time before peaking at 42% at 25 years. The mean age at reoffense was 42.51. Age was significantly associated with sexual recidivism at 5 years, but not at subsequent follow-up periods. These findings suggest that long-term patterns of sexual recidivism may be related to age at release. It will be important for future research to explore the characteristics of individuals who commit sexual offenses that may contribute to reoffending risk, and examine the effectiveness of policies and practices designed to mitigate recidivism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-264bd8472b444b93a6427815d45b2a712023-01-02T22:50:40ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologySexual Offending2699-84402022-04-011710.5964/sotrap.3667sotrap.3667Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in CaliforniaStephanie Brooks Holliday0Shoba Sreenivasan1Sarah Cusworth Walker2Victor Jordan3Allen Azizian4Thomas Garrick5RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USAUSC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USAUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, USACalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sacramento, CA, USACalifornia Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, CA, USAUSC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USAThis study followed 146 sexual offenders released from prison custody for a period of 25-years. Overall, 34% of individuals committed at least one sexual reoffense in the 25 years following release from incarceration. Most sexual recidivism occured within the first 15-years following release. The highest rates of sexual recidivism were observed for individuals under 34 years at release from incarceration, for whom recidivism steadily increased over time before peaking at 42% at 25 years. The mean age at reoffense was 42.51. Age was significantly associated with sexual recidivism at 5 years, but not at subsequent follow-up periods. These findings suggest that long-term patterns of sexual recidivism may be related to age at release. It will be important for future research to explore the characteristics of individuals who commit sexual offenses that may contribute to reoffending risk, and examine the effectiveness of policies and practices designed to mitigate recidivism.https://sotrap.psychopen.eu/index.php/sotrap/article/view/3667agesexual offendingrecidivismlongitudinal |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie Brooks Holliday Shoba Sreenivasan Sarah Cusworth Walker Victor Jordan Allen Azizian Thomas Garrick Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California Sexual Offending age sexual offending recidivism longitudinal |
| title | Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California |
| title_full | Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California |
| title_fullStr | Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California |
| title_full_unstemmed | Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California |
| title_short | Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California |
| title_sort | longitudinal patterns of sexual recidivism by age over a 25 year follow up in california |
| topic | age sexual offending recidivism longitudinal |
| url | https://sotrap.psychopen.eu/index.php/sotrap/article/view/3667 |
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