A meta-analysis was conducted to examine whether the predictors of recidivism for mentally
disordered offenders are different from the predictors for nondisordered offenders. Effect …

The increasing recognition of the large number of people victimized by sexual assault has
focused considerable attention on methods for deterring its perpetrators. In particular, law …

Evidence from 61 follow-up studies was examined to identify the factors most strongly
related to recidivism among sexual offenders. On average, the sexual offense recidivism rate …

Typically, problems in offender management surface when offenders are considered for
release from an institution in which they were initially placed because of some violent …

This review compared the accuracy of various approaches to the prediction of recidivism
among sexual offenders. On the basis of a meta-analysis of 536 findings drawn from 118 …

For undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal behavior, criminology, the psychology
of crime, crime and delinquency, and forensic psychology. A comprehensive psychological …

This quantitative review examined the research evidence concerning recidivism risk factors
for sexual offenders. A total of 95 different studies were examined, involving more than …

Child Maltreatment, Third Edition, by Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin, is a thoroughly
updated new edition of the first textbook for undergraduate students and beginning graduate …

Examined the long-term recidivism rates of 197 child molesters released from prison
between 1958 and 1974. Overall, 42% of the total sample were reconvicted for sexual …

Several authors have recently addressed current views of sexual offender treatment efficacy.
Some maintain that offenders can gain from treatment while others argue that the vast …